| NOUN | location | empire, imperium | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress |
|---|---|---|---|
| group | empire | a group of countries under a single authority | |
| group | empire | a monarchy with an emperor as head of state | |
| group | empire, conglomerate | a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | |
| food | Empire | an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh |
| Sounds | eh'mpayer | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
| Meaning | The domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised. | |
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| Synonym | imperium | |
| Instances | Egyptian Empire, Egypt | An ancient empire to the west of Israel |
| Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire | A Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe | |
| Persia, Persian Empire | An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC | |
| Roman Empire | An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire | |
| Russia | A former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital | |
| Broader | domain, demesne, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised |
| Spanish | imperio | |
| Catalan | imperi | |
| Adjectives | imperial | befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress |
| Meaning | A group of countries under a single authority. | |
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| Example | "the British created a great empire" | |
| Broader | government, authorities, regime | The organization that is the governing authority of a political unit |
| Spanish | imperio | |
| Catalan | imperi | |
| Meaning | A monarchy with an emperor as head of state. | |
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| Narrower | Mogul empire | An empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857 |
| Second Empire | The imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870 | |
| Broader | monarchy | An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority |
| Spanish | imperio | |
| Catalan | imperi | |
| Adjectives | imperial | relating to or associated with an empire |
| Meaning | A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | conglomerate | |
| Narrower | publishing conglomerate, publishing empire | A conglomerate of publishing companies |
| Broader | corporation, corp | A business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state |
| Spanish | imperio | |
| Catalan | imperi | |
| Meaning | An eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple. | |
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| Broader | eating apple, dessert apple | An apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking |
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