Em·pire 1 ( m-pîr ,  mp r )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 imper  re, to command; see emperor.] |
empire [ˈɛmpaɪə]
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an aggregate of peoples and territories, often of great extent, under the rule of a single person, oligarchy, or sovereign state
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any monarchy that for reasons of history, prestige, etc., has an emperor rather than a king as head of state
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the period during which a particular empire exists
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) supreme power; sovereignty Related adj imperial
5. (Business / Commerce) a large industrial organization with many ramifications, esp a multinational corporation
[from Old French, from Latin imperium rule, from imperāre to command, from parāre to prepare]
Empire [ˈɛmpaɪə]
n
the
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) See British Empire
2. (Historical Terms) French history
a. the period of imperial rule in France from 1804 to 1815 under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
b. Also called Second Empire the period from 1852 to 1870 when Napoleon III (1808-73) ruled as emperor
adj
1. (Historical Terms) denoting, characteristic of, or relating to the British Empire
2. (Historical Terms) denoting, characteristic of, or relating to either French Empire, esp the first: in particular, denoting the neoclassical style of architecture and furniture and the high-waisted style of women's dresses characteristic of the period
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  empire - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised |
| 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
noun
1. kingdom, territory, province, federation, commonwealth, realm, domain, imperium (rare) the fall of the Roman empire
2. organization, company, business, firm, concern, corporation, consortium, syndicate, multinational, conglomeration control of a huge publishing empire
Related words
adjective imperial
adjective imperial
Quotations
"All empire is no more than power in trust" [John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel]
"All empire is no more than power in trust" [John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel]
Translations
Empire [ˈempaɪəʳ] ADJ [costume, furniture] → estilo Imperio
empire [ˈempaɪəʳ]
empire [ˈempaɪəʳ]
A. N → imperio m
B. CPD the Empire State N (US) → el estado de Nueva York
empire [ˈɛmpaɪər] n
(= group of nations) → empire m
the Roman Empire → l'Empire romain
the British Empire → l'Empire britannique
the Roman Empire → l'Empire romain
the British Empire → l'Empire britannique
(= group of companies) → empire m
a publishing empire → un empire de presse
a media empire → un empire médiatique
a publishing empire → un empire de presse
a media empire → un empire médiatique
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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 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 imperiumi empire אִימפֶּריָה साम्राज्य carstvo „nagyhatalom” kerajaan stórveldi á viðskiptasviðinu impero 大企業 재벌 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 大的工业财团
Empire → إمبراطورية říše imperium Imperium αυτοκρατορία imperio valtakunta empire carstvo impero 帝国 제국 keizerrijk imperium imperium império империя kejsarrike อาณาจักร imparatorluk đế chế 帝国
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