empire

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɛmpaɪə/, SAMPA: /"EmpaI@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɛmpaɪɚ/, SAMPA: /"EmpaI@`/
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Noun

Singular empire

Plural empires

1. An empire is a large country that has taken control of many other countries.
2. An empire is a country led by an emperor or empress.
3. An empire is a large amount of property and power that a person might have.

   No mater how rich he got, he kept trying to build his empire bigger.

Related words

• emperor
• empress

See also

• kingdom