EMPIRE
\ˈɛmpa͡ɪ͡ə], \ˈɛmpaɪə], \ˈɛ_m_p_aɪə]\
Definitions of EMPIRE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
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an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
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a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"
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a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
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a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
By Princeton University
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the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
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an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
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a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"
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a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
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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.
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Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
By Oddity Software
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Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
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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.
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Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
By Noah Webster.
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The region ruled over by an emperor or sovereign; supreme power or dominion; imperial rule or sovereignty; sway; control.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Dominions of an emperor; sovereignty.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Supreme control or sway; the territory, region, or countries under the sway of an emperor, usually of greater extent than a kingdom; the people of an empire; the German Empire, called also the Holy Roman Empire; any region, land, or water under sway.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The dominions of an emperor, usually including several nations or nationalities; dominion; supreme control; governing influence or command.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
