empire
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/]
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1. empire (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
Example: the Russian empire
2. empire (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
Example: The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.
3. empire (noun) — sense 3
Definition: The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
Example: British people [...] continued to believe in empire. It was what gave Britain a unique role in the world, and in return Britain had drawn strength from its empire to enable it to survive two great wars that had wrecked so many of its competitors. Imperial management in the twentieth[…]
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