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English noun: empire | |||
| 1. | empire (location) the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised | ||
| Synonyms | imperium | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demesne, domain, land | ||
| Instance hyponym | Egypt, Egyptian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Russia, Turkish Empire | ||
| 2. | empire (group) a group of countries under a single authority | ||
| Samples | The British created a great empire. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | authorities, government, regime | ||
| 3. | empire (group) a monarchy with an emperor as head of state | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | monarchy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Mogul empire, Second Empire | ||
| 4. | empire (group) a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | ||
| Synonyms | conglomerate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corp, corporation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | publishing conglomerate, publishing empire | ||
| 5. | Empire (food) an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dessert apple, eating apple | ||
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