English > British Empire: 1 sense > noun 1, location| Meaning | A former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand. |
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| Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
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| Members | Australia, Commonwealth of Australia | A nation occupying the whole / whole of the Australian continent |
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| British East Africa | The former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar |
| British Isles | Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic |
| British West Africa | The former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast |
| British West Indies | The islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad |
| Canada | A nation in northern North America |
| Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, British Guiana | A republic in northeastern South America |
| India, Republic of India, Bharat | A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia |
| New Zealand | An independent country within the British Commonwealth |