empire

Phonetic

US /ˈempaɪər/UK /ˈempaɪə(r)/

Translations

NOUNA political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations (especially one comprising one or more kingdoms) and ruled by a single supreme authority., A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress., The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions., An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group., control, dominion, sway.
ADJAlternative letter-case form of Empire., Following or imitating a style popular during the First French Empire (1804–1814)., Following or imitating a style popular during the First French Empire (1804–1814). Having the waistline just below the bust; featuring an empire waist., Produced in a dependency of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations.
PROPNA census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States., A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

Variants

  • empires: Plural

Examples

  • Her Wrestling(摔跤) Empire Was Said to Harm Children.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • Yes, yes, I am sure my library contains at least one codex from that fallen empire

    Source:www.reddit.com

  • It is easy to understand and China is arguably, the most successful empire/nation in human registered history

    Source:www.quora.com

  • Over the years, she was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and an awardee of the Kyoto Prize.

    Source:www.nationalgeographic.com

  • The eastern half of the Roman Empire rode out the collapse of the west in the fifth century and was even able to establish a hegemonic position over the new kingdoms in its lost western territories

    Source:www.nytimes.com

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