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empire - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'empire' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Empire [ n.]
- Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
- 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.
- Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.

Meaning of 'empire' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . empire [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a group of countries under a single authority
Example in sentence:
  • the British created a great empire