Definitions for empire
ˈɛm paɪər; for 8–10 also ɒmˈpɪərem·pire

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. empire, imperium(noun)

   the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

2. empire(noun)

   a group of countries under a single authority

   "the British created a great empire"

3. empire(noun)

   a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

4. conglomerate, empire(noun)

   a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

5. Empire(noun)

   an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. empire(Noun)

   A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.

2. empire(Noun)

   A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.

3. empire(Noun)

   A state ruled by an emperor.

4. empire(Noun)

   An expansive and wealthy corporation; e.g. "the McDonalds empire".

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Empire(noun)

   supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion

2. Empire(noun)

   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. Empire(noun)

   any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Empire

   The term empire derives from the Latin imperium. Politically, an empire is a geographically extensive group of states and peoples united and ruled either by a monarch or an oligarchy. Aside from the traditional usage, the term empire can be used in an extended sense to denote a large-scale business enterprise, or a political organisation of either national-, regional- or city scale, controlled either by a person or a group authority. An imperial political structure is established and maintained in two ways: as a territorial empire of direct conquest and control with force, and as a coercive, hegemonic empire of indirect conquest and control with power. The former provides greater tribute and direct political control, yet limits further expansion because it absorbs military forces to fixed garrisons. The latter provides less tribute and indirect control, but avails military forces for further expansion. Territorial empires tended to be contiguous areas. The term on occasion has been applied to maritime empires or thalassocracies, with looser structures and more scattered territories.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Empire

   em′pīr, n. supreme control or dominion: the territory under the dominion of an emperor. [Fr.,—L. imperium—imperāre, to command.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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/.

Rap Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. empire

   Adam Bomb, Scandalis, T.R.A, Tek-Man, Joe Kerr, TalkSick, Mr. Shebib, and Skinny the Nutcracker make up the group known as Empire, a collective of mcs from different areas around Toronto, Canada. Mostly known for their freestyle battling abilities, the group has released two acclaimed albums: Empire Presents: Runamuk The Intro and The Table of Nonsense and are sure to drop solo efforts as well.

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1. empire

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'empire' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2739

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'empire' in Nouns Frequency: #1147

Anagrams for empire »

1. epimer, E-Prime, premie

2. E-Prime

3. Epimer

How to pronounce empire?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say empire in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of empire in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of empire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of empire in a Sentence

1. Winston Churchill:

   I have not become the Kings First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   I did not come from a family that taught me to build a corporate empire through housing discrimination, i protested housing discrimination.

3. Donald Trump:

   This is a guy who’s built an empire of amazing hotels and golf courses and real estate buildings and everything else, I mean everything the man ever touched, ‘The Apprentice’ right, turned to gold.

4. Cardinal Richelieu:

   A single word has sometimes lost or won an empire...

5. Bill Sellars:

   This was the first time the Ottoman Empire recorded a major military victory against world powers for 150-odd years, the empire was in decline. The 18th of March marked a point where that tide at least briefly was stemmed.

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