ALL meanings of british empire
British Empire
B b - noun british empire (formerly) the United Kingdom and the territories under its control, which reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I when it embraced over a quarter of the world's population and more than a quarter of the world's land surface 3
- noun british empire the United Kingdom and the British dominions, colonies, etc. 3
- noun british empire a former collective term for the territories under the leadership or control of the British crown, including those in the Commonwealth of Nations and their colonies, protectorates, dependencies, and trusteeships. 1