English noun: British Empire |
1. | British Empire (location) 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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| Samples | The sun never sets on the British Empire.
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| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Member holonym | Australia, Bharat, British East Africa, British Guiana, British Isles, British West Africa, British West Indies, Canada, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Commonwealth of Australia, Guyana, India, New Zealand, Republic of India |
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