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empire
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural empires
plural empires
Learner's definition of EMPIRE
[count]
1
: a group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government
especially : a group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress帝国
- the Roman Empire罗马帝国
2
: a very large business or group of businesses under the control of one person or company大企业；企业集团
- She built a tiny business into a worldwide empire.她把一个小公司建成了一个全球性的大企业。
- He controlled a cattle empire in the heart of Texas.他控制着一个位于得克萨斯州中心的庞大的牛业公司。
- a media empire传媒帝国
em·pire ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r 
1
a(1)
: a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority
especially : one having an emperor as chief of state
(2)
: the territory of such a political unit
b
: something resembling a political empire
especially : an extensive territory or enterprise under single domination or control
Em·pire ˈäm-ˌpir ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r
ˈem-ˌpī(-ə)r : of, relating to, or characteristic of a style (as of clothing or furniture) popular in early 19th century France
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun She built a tiny business into a worldwide empire. He controlled a cattle empire in the heart of Texas.
Recent Examples on the Web
BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The empire's complex legacy was evident in various controversial colonial era laws that remained in effect in Singapore even following independence. Heather Chen, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 Davis’ decision and the Bahamas itself are a product of the empire, which at its height saw Britain’s monarch rule over a quarter of the world’s population. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 The empire’s leader, Oba Ade (Jimmy Odukoya), and his turbanned baddies have seized the kingdom’s port, Ouidah, and aligned themselves with malevolent Western slave traffickers. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 Lord Northcliffe was a powerful newspaper magnate and society fixture whose publishing empire wielded great political influence. Time, 16 Sep. 2022 West's fashion empire is currently undergoing some changes. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 But their fondness for the late queen is mitigated by the role the monarchy has played in colonization and empire. Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2022 One Communist empire had collapsed, while another — China — was embracing capitalism. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 See More
Noun
But in the late 1700s, Catherine the Great, the Russian empress, colonized it with hardy souls from across the empire. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022 The empire's complex legacy was evident in various controversial colonial era laws that remained in effect in Singapore even following independence. Heather Chen, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 Davis’ decision and the Bahamas itself are a product of the empire, which at its height saw Britain’s monarch rule over a quarter of the world’s population. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022 The empire’s leader, Oba Ade (Jimmy Odukoya), and his turbanned baddies have seized the kingdom’s port, Ouidah, and aligned themselves with malevolent Western slave traffickers. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2022 Lord Northcliffe was a powerful newspaper magnate and society fixture whose publishing empire wielded great political influence. Time, 16 Sep. 2022 West's fashion empire is currently undergoing some changes. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022 But their fondness for the late queen is mitigated by the role the monarchy has played in colonization and empire. Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2022 One Communist empire had collapsed, while another — China — was embracing capitalism. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, "supreme power, position of an emperor, territory under an emperor's rule," borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin imperium "authority over family members and slaves exercised by the head of a household, supreme administrative authority, dominion, power exercised by a Roman emperor," from imperāre "to give orders, exercise authority, hold political power" + -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state — more at emperor
Adjective
French, from (le premier) Empire the first Empire of France
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Adjective
1852, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of empire was in the 14th century Phrases Containing empire
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