empire

Em·pire ¹

 (ŏm-pîr′, ĕm′pīr′)

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a neoclassic style, as in clothing or the decorative arts, prevalent in France during the early 1800s.

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

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Em·pire ²

 (ĕm′pīr′)

n.

A variety of apple having dark red skin and white flesh.

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

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em·pire

 (ĕm′pīr′)

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: the extension of empire to distant lands.

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

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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

5. (Commerce) a large industrial organization with many ramifications, esp a multinational corporation

[C13: from Old French, from Latin imperium rule, from imperāre to command, from parāre to prepare]

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Empire

(ˈɛmpaɪə)

n

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

b. Also called: Second Empire the period from 1852 to 1870 when Napoleon III ruled as emperor

adj

3. (Historical Terms) denoting, characteristic of, or relating to the British Empire

4. (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

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em•pire

(ˈɛm paɪ^ər; for 8–10 also ɒmˈpɪər)

n.

1. a group of nations, states, or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign, as the former British Empire.

2. a government under an emperor or empress.

3. (often cap.) the historical period during which a nation is under such a government: French furniture of the Second Empire.

4. supreme power in governing; sovereignty; dominion.

5. a large and powerful enterprise controlled by one person, family, or group: a shipping empire.

6. (cap.) a variety of apple somewhat resembling the McIntosh.

adj.

7. (cap.) characteristic of or developed during the first French Empire, 1804–15.

8. (usu. cap.) (of a gown) having a low-cut neckline and a high waistline from which the skirt hangs straight.

9. (cap.) of or designating the style of furniture and decoration prevailing in France and imitated in other countries c1800–30, characterized by massive furniture, extensive use of draperies, and the adoption of Roman, Greek, and sometimes Egyptian motifs.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin imperium; see empery]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	empire - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised imperium 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 conglomerate 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

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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

Quotations
"All empire is no more than power in trust" [John Dryden Absalom and Achitophel]

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Translations

إمْبَراطورِيَّهاِمْبراطُورِيَّة

říšeimpérium

imperiumrigeriget

ImperiumReichGroßkonzern

αυτοκρατορία

imperio

imperio

imperiumikeisarikuntavaltakunta

empireempirer

carstvo

birodalomnagyhatalom

stórveldi á viîskiptasviîinustórveldi, heimsveldi

imperoricco

帝国

제국

imperium

imperijamonopolinė įmonė

impērija

keizerrijkrijk

imperiumindustriimperiumkeiserdømme

imperiumcesarstwo

império

империядержава

impériumríša

cesarstvoimperij

imperiumkejsarrike

อาณาจักร

imparatorluk

đế chế

帝国大企业大财团

Empire

[ˈempaɪəʳ] ADJ [costume, furniture] → estilo Imperio

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empire

[ˈempaɪəʳ]

A. N → imperio m

B. CPD the Empire State N (US) → el estado de Nueva York

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

empire

[ˈɛmpaɪə^r] n

(= group of nations) → empire m
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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

empire

n

→ Reich nt; (worldwide) → Weltreich nt, → Imperium nt; the Holy Roman Empire → das Heilige Römische Reich (deutscher Nation); the British Empire → das Britische Weltreich, das Empire

(fig, esp Comm) → Imperium nt; his business/publishing empire → sein Geschäfts-/Verlagsimperium nt

adj attr Empire → Empire-; Empire style/furniture → Empirestil m → /-möbel pl

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empire

:

empire-builder

n (fig) → jd, der sich ein kleines Imperium aufbaut

empire-building

n (fig) → Schaffung f → eines eigenen kleinen Imperiums

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empire

[ˈɛmpaɪəʳ] n → impero

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empire

(ˈempaiə) noun

1. a group of states etc under a single ruler or ruling power. the Roman empire. ryk, keiserryk إمْبَراطورِيَّه империя império říše das Reich imperium; rige αυτοκρατορίαimperio impeerium, suurriik امپراتوری valtakunta empireאימפריה साम्राज्य carstvo birodalom kekaisaran stórveldi, heimsveldi impero 帝国 제국 imperija impērija empayar rijkkeiserdømme, imperiumimperium امپراتور império imperiu империя ríša cesarstvo carstvo kejsardöme, rike, imperium อาณาจักร 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 império království der Großkonzern imperium αυτοκρατορίαimperio suurettevõte موسسه؛ تشکیلات گسترده imperiumi empireאימפריה साम्राज्य carstvo „nagyhatalom” kerajaan stórveldi á viðskiptasviðinu impero 大企業 재벌 monopolinė įmonė impērija empayar imperiumimperiumimperium موسسي império imperiu империя impérium (industrijski) imperij imperija imperium องค์กรขนาดใหญ่ imparatorluk 大企業，大財團 імперія کوئی بڑا تجارتی ادارہ جس کے تحت بہت ساری تنظیمیں ہوں đế chế 大企业，大财团

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empire

→ اِمْبراطُورِيَّة 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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