empire
51empire — [[t]e̱mpaɪə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ empires 1) N COUNT An empire is a number of individual nations that are all controlled by the government or ruler of one particular country. ...the Roman Empire. 2) N COUNT: with supp You can refer to a group of companies… …
52empire — em•pire [[t]ˈɛm paɪər[/t]] for 8–10also [[t]ɒmˈpɪər[/t]] n. 1) why a group of nations, states, or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign, as the former British Empire 2) why a government under an emperor or empress …
53empire — /ˈɛmpaɪə / (say empuyuh) noun 1. an aggregate of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government; usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom ruled by a single sovereign: the Roman empire. 2. a… …
54empire — {{hw}}{{empire}}{{/hw}}A v. tr. (pres. io empio , tu empi , egli empie , noi empiamo , voi empite , essi empiono ; imperf. io empivo ; fut. io empirò ; pass. rem. io empii o empiei , tu empisti o empiesti ; congiunt. pres. io empia ; congiunt …
55empire — em|pire [ empaır ] noun count ** 1. ) a number of countries ruled by one person or government: the Ottoman Empire the collapse of the Soviet empire 2. ) a large powerful group of companies ruled by one person or company: his international media… …
56empire — [13] Empire and its close relatives emperor [13], imperial [14], imperious [16], and imperative [16] all come ultimately from the Latin verb imperāre ‘command’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in ‘in relation to’ and parāre ‘make… …
57empire — noun 1》 an extensive group of states ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state. ↘supreme power over several countries: his dream of empire in Asia Minor. 2》 a large commercial organization under the control of one… …
58empire — noun 1) the Ottoman Empire Syn: kingdom, realm, domain, territory, imperium; commonwealth; power, world power, superpower 2) a worldwide shipping empire Syn: organization, corporation …
59Empire — I. /ˈɛmpaɪə/ (say empuyuh) noun 1. → British Empire (def. 1). 2. either of two periods of monarchy in France: First Empire, 1804–15, when Napoleon I ruled; Second Empire, 1852–70, when Napoleon III ruled. II. /ˈɛmpaɪə/ (say empuyuh) noun …
60empire — [13] Empire and its close relatives emperor [13], imperial [14], imperious [16], and imperative [16] all come ultimately from the Latin verb imperāre ‘command’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix in ‘in relation to’ and parāre ‘make… …
