Empire — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

a group of countries under a single authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/djˈuːkəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/djˈuːkəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ/.

Examples

the British created a great empire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imperium conglomerate

Parts of Speech

noun	the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
noun	a group of countries under a single authority “the British created a great empire”
noun	a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
noun	a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
noun	an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

Word Forms

imperial	adjective	befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
conglomerate	adjective	composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reich

die Domäne, die von einem Kaiser oder einer Kaiserin regiert wird; das Gebiet, über das die kaiserliche Herrschaft ausgeübt wird

🇪🇸Spanish

imperio

el dominio gobernado por un emperador o una emperatriz; la región sobre la cual se ejerce el dominio imperial

🇮🇹Italian

impero

il dominio governato da un imperatore o un'imperatrice; la regione su cui si esercita il dominio imperiale

🇵🇹Portuguese

império

o domínio governado por um imperador ou imperatriz; a região sobre a qual o domínio imperial é exercido

🇷🇺Russian

империя

область, которой управляет император или императрица; регион, над которым осуществляется имперское владычество

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साम्राज्य

किसी सम्राट या साम्राज्ञी द्वारा शासित डोमेन; वह क्षेत्र जिस पर शाही प्रभुत्व होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সাম্রাজ্য

সম্রাট বা সম্রাজ্ঞী দ্বারা শাসিত ডোমেইন; যে অঞ্চলে সাম্রাজ্যের আধিপত্য প্রয়োগ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பேரரசு

பேரரசர் அல்லது பேரரசியால் ஆளப்படும் களம்; ஏகாதிபத்திய ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்தப்படும் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

సామ్రాజ్యం

చక్రవర్తి లేదా సామ్రాజ్ఞిచే పాలించబడే డొమైన్; సామ్రాజ్య ఆధిపత్యం అమలులో ఉన్న ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

साम्राज्य

सम्राट किंवा सम्राज्ञीद्वारे शासित प्रदेश; ज्या प्रदेशावर शाही वर्चस्व आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામ્રાજ્ય

સમ્રાટ અથવા મહારાણી દ્વારા શાસિત ડોમેન; પ્રદેશ કે જેના પર શાહી વર્ચસ્વનો ઉપયોગ કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ

ಚಕ್ರವರ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಞಿ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆ ನಡೆಸಿದ ಡೊಮೇನ್; ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯಶಾಹಿ ಪ್ರಭುತ್ವವನ್ನು ಚಲಾಯಿಸುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമ്രാജ്യം

ഒരു ചക്രവർത്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചക്രവർത്തി ഭരിക്കുന്ന ഡൊമെയ്ൻ; സാമ്രാജ്യത്വ ആധിപത്യം പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਮਰਾਜ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮਰਾਟ ਜਾਂ ਮਹਾਰਾਣੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸ਼ਾਸਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਡੋਮੇਨ; ਉਹ ਖੇਤਰ ਜਿਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਸਾਮਰਾਜੀ ਦਬਦਬਾ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سلطنت

ایک شہنشاہ یا مہارانی کے زیر اقتدار ڈومین؛ وہ خطہ جس پر سامراجی تسلط قائم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

帝国

由皇帝或皇后统治的领域；帝国统治的地区

🇯🇵Japanese

帝国

皇帝または皇后が統治する領域。帝国の統治が行使されている地域

🇰🇷Korean

제국

황제나 황후가 통치하는 영역; 제국의 지배권이 행사되는 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đế chế

lãnh địa do hoàng đế hoặc hoàng hậu cai trị; khu vực mà quyền thống trị của đế quốc được thực thi

🇹🇭Thai

จักรวรรดิ

โดเมนที่ปกครองโดยจักรพรรดิหรือจักรพรรดินี ภูมิภาคที่ใช้อำนาจปกครองของจักรวรรดิ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerajaan

wilayah kekuasaan yang diperintah oleh seorang kaisar atau permaisuri; wilayah di mana kekuasaan kekaisaran dijalankan

🇵🇭Filipino

imperyo

ang domain na pinamumunuan ng isang emperador o empress; ang rehiyon kung saan ginagamit ang paghahari ng imperyal

🇲🇾Malay

empayar

domain yang diperintah oleh maharaja atau permaisuri; wilayah di mana kekuasaan empayar dilaksanakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إمبراطورية

المجال الذي يحكمه الإمبراطور أو الإمبراطورة؛ المنطقة التي تمارس عليها السيطرة الإمبراطورية

🇮🇷Persian

امپراتوری

قلمرو تحت فرمان یک امپراتور یا امپراتور. منطقه ای که سلطه امپراتوری بر آن اعمال می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

imparatorluk

bir imparator veya imparatoriçe tarafından yönetilen alan; imparatorluk egemenliğinin uygulandığı bölge

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִימפֶּרִיָה

התחום הנשלט על ידי קיסר או קיסרית; האזור שבו מתנהלת השליטה האימפריאלית

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The primary meaning of 'empire' is 'the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised'.

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Using 'empire' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'empire' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'empire' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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