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Empire

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Em·pire 1  (m-pîr, mpr)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a neoclassic style, as in clothing or the decorative arts, prevalent in France during the first part of the 19th century.

[After the First Empire of France (1804-1815).]

Em·pire 2  (mpr)
n.
A variety of apple having medium fruit with waxy, dark red skin and white flesh.

[After the Empire State, nickname for the state of New York, where it was developed.]

em·pire  (mpr)
n.
1.
a. A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
b. The territory included in such a unit.
2. An extensive enterprise under a unified authority: a publishing empire.
3. Imperial or imperialistic sovereignty, domination, or control: "There is a growing sense that the course of empire is shifting toward the . . . Asians" (James Traub).

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin imperium, from imperre, to command; see emperor.]

empire
Noun
1. a group of countries under the rule of a single person or sovereign state
2. a large industrial organization that is controlled by one person: the heiress to a jewellery empire [Latin imperare to command]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Empireempire - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
2.empire - a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire"
authorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
3.empire - a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
monarchy - an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
Mogul empire - an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857
Second Empire - the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870
4.empire - a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
publishing conglomerate, publishing empire - a conglomerate of publishing companies
5.Empire - an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
dessert apple, eating apple - an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking

empire
Translations
empire [ˈɛmpaɪəʳ] nimperio

empire [ˈɛmpaɪəʳ] nempire m

empire [ˈɛmpaɪəʳ] nReich nt

empire [ˈɛmpaɪəʳ] nimpero

empire
n empire [ˈempaiə]
1 a group of states etc under a single ruler or ruling power the Roman empire. ryk, keiserryk إمْبَراطورِيَّه империя říše imperium; rige das Reich αυτοκρατορία imperio impeerium, suurriik امپراتوری valtakunta, imperiumi empire אִימפֶּריָה साम्राज्य carstvo birodalom kekaisaran stórveldi, heimsveldi impero 帝国 제국 imperija impērija empayar rijk keiserdømme, imperium imperium império imperiu империя ríša cesarstvo carstvo kejsardöme, rike, imperium จักรวรรดิ imparatorluk 帝國 імперія شہنشاہیت đế chế 帝国
2 a large industrial organization controlling many firms He owns a washing-machine empire. ryk إمْبَراطورِيَّه تِجارِيَّه: تَنْظيم تِجاري كَبير مع شَرِكاتٍ كَثيرَه империя království imperium der Großkonzern αυτοκρατορία (μτφ.) imperio suurettevõte موسسه؛ تشکیلات گسترده suuryritys empire אִימפֶּריָה साम्राज्य carstvo „nagyhatalom” kerajaan stórveldi á viðskiptasviðinu impero 大企業 (대기업의) 왕국 monopolinė įmonė impērija empayar imperium (industri)imperium imperium império imperiu империя impérium (industrijski) imperij imperija imperium องค์กรขนาดใหญ่ imparatorluk 大的工業財團 імперія کوئی بڑا تجارتی ادارہ جس کے تحت بہت ساری تنظیمیں ہوں đế chế 大的


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Having decisively thrashed the great Russian Empire, Japan promptly set about dreaming a colossal dream of empire for herself.
Considering the difficulties which men have had to hold to a newly acquired state, some might wonder how, seeing that Alexander the Great became the master of Asia in a few years, and died whilst it was scarcely settled (whence it might appear reasonable that the whole empire would have rebelled), nevertheless his successors maintained themselves, and had to meet no other difficulty than that which arose among themselves from their own ambitions.
As they clustered around, almost fighting for the chance to kiss my hand, I saw again the vision of empire which I had thought faded forever.
 
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