empire

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r\
- /ˈempaɪə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r\

Definitions of empire word

noun empire An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. 1
noun empire sovereign territory 1
noun empire powerful company 1
adjective empire clothing: high-waisted 1
noun Technical meaning of empire (games) Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by Peter Langston many years ago. Five or six multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available as MS-DOS freeware. All are notoriously addictive. 1
countable noun empire An empire is a number of individual nations that are all controlled by the government or ruler of one particular country. 0

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Parts of speech for Empire

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pronoun

preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Empire

empire popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for empire

noun empire

territory — any tract of land; region or district.
realm — a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.
kingdom — a state or government having a king or queen as its head.
domain — the territory governed by a single ruler or government; realm.
authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.

All 17 Synonyms of empire

Antonyms for empire

noun empire

subservience — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.

All 2 Antonyms of empire

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