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n. (location) | 1. empire, imperium | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised. |
| ~ demesne, domain, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised.; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" |
| ~ roman empire | an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome. |
| ~ egyptian empire, egypt | an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament. |
| ~ persia, persian empire | an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. |
| ~ russia | a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917. |
| ~ ottoman empire, turkish empire | a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire. |
n. (group) | 2. empire | a group of countries under a single authority.; "the British created a great empire" |
| ~ authorities, government, regime | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" |
n. (group) | 3. empire | a monarchy with an emperor as head of state. |
| ~ monarchy | an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority. |
| ~ mogul empire | an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857. |
| ~ second empire | the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870. |
n. (group) | 4. conglomerate, empire | a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization. |
| ~ corp, corporation | a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state. |
| ~ publishing conglomerate, publishing empire | a conglomerate of publishing companies. |
n. (food) | 5. empire | an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple. |
| ~ dessert apple, eating apple | an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking. |
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