Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: empire  em-pI(-u)r
  1. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
    - imperium
     
  2. A group of countries under a single authority
    "the British created a great empire"
     
  3. A monarchy with an emperor as head of state
     
  4. A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
    - conglomerate
Noun: Empire
  1. An eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

Derived forms: empires

Type of: authorities, corp, corporation, demesne, dessert apple, domain, eating apple, government, land, monarchy, regime

Encyclopedia: Empire, LA Empire, Contra Costa County, California Empire, Leicester Square Empire, MI Empire, Louisiana Empire, CA Empire Empire, CO Empire, Colorado Empire, California Empire, The Third Book of the Inheritance Series Empire, Oregon Empire, WI Empire, Wyoming Empire, Wisconsin Empire, Ohio Empire, Michigan Empire, Mendocino County, California Empire, NV Empire, OH Empire, Nevada