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1. (n.) empire
a group of nations, states, or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign, as the former British Empire.
2. empire
a government under an emperor or empress.
3. empire
(often cap.) the historical period during which a nation is under such a government:
French furniture of the Second Empire.
4. empire
supreme power in governing; sovereignty; dominion.
5. empire
a large and powerful enterprise controlled by one person, family, or group:
a shipping empire.
6. empire
(cap.) a variety of apple somewhat resembling the McIntosh.
7. (adj.) empire
(cap.) characteristic of or developed during the first French Empire, 1804–15.
8. empire
(usu. cap.) (of a gown) having a low-cut neckline and a high waistline from which the skirt hangs straight.
9. empire
(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.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, OF < L imperium; see empery)
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| Definition of 'empire' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) empire, imperium
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
2. (noun) empire
a group of countries under a single authority
"the British created a great empire"
3. (noun) empire
a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
4. (noun) conglomerate, empire
a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
5. (noun) Empire
an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
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1. (noun) empire
a group of countries or regions ruled by one person or government
the British Empire
2. empire
a group of successful companies owned by one person or company
the head of her own fashion empire
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| Definition of 'empire' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) empire
supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion
2. (noun) empire
the dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire
3. (noun) empire
any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason
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| Definitions of 'empire' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. empire
Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written
by Peter Langston many years ago. A number of multi-player variants of
varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player version
implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available as
MS-DOS/Windows freeware. All are notoriously addictive. Of various
commercial derivatives the best known is probably “Empire
Deluxe” on PCs and Amigas.Modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by up
to 120 players. Typical games last from 24 hours (blitz) to a couple of
months (long term). The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a
function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co-rulers of
your country. Empire server software is available for Unix-like machines,
and clients for Unix and other platforms. A comprehensive history of the
game is available at http://www.empire./definition/History.
The Empire resource site is at http://www.empire.cx/.
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Sense: a group of states etc under a single ruler or ruling power
the Roman empire.
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 Afrikaans: ryk, keiserryk |
 Arabic: إمْبَراطورِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: империя |
 Brazilian: império |
 Czech: říše |
 German: das Reich |
 Danish: imperium; rige |
 Greek: αυτοκρατορία |
 Spanish: imperio |
 Estonian: impeerium, suurriik |
 Farsi: امپراتوری |
 Finnish: valtakunta |
 French: empire |
 Hebrew: אִימפֶּריָה |
 Hindi: साम्राज्य |
 Croatian: carstvo |
 Hungarian: birodalom |
 Indonesian: kekaisaran |
 Icelandic: stórveldi, heimsveldi |
 Italian: impero |
 Japanese: 帝国 |
 Korean: 제국 |
 Lithuanian: imperija |
 Latvian: impērija |
 Malay: empayar |
 Dutch: rijk |
 Norwegian: keiserdømme, imperium |
 Polish: imperium |
 Persian: امپراتوری |
 Pashto: امپراتور |
 Portuguese: império |
 Romanian: imperiu |
 Russian: империя |
 Slovak: ríša |
 Slovenian: cesarstvo |
 Serbian: carstvo |
 Swedish: kejsardöme, rike, imperiu |
 Thai: อาณาจักร |
 Turkish: imparatorluk |
 Taiwanese: 帝國 |
 Ukrainian: імперія |
 Urdu: شہنشاہیت |
 Vietnamese: đế chế |
 Chinese: 帝国 |
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