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Countries or territories under the control of one government or ruler.

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Usage examples (35)
  • The sun never sets on the immense empire of Charles V.
  • The British empire
  • Accept the empire from the authority of the senate.
  • Gwar in empire records because it is just so damned odd.
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  • The baseball diamond is the "empire" (a group of territories, colonies, or countries under one sovereign) of the "umpire" (a sports official chosen to rule on plays).
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