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| 1. | [ noun ] (geography) the domain ruled by an emperor or empress | |
| Related terms: | domain Russia Persia Egyptian_Empire ottoman_empire Roman_Empire | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (government) a group of countries under a single authority | |
| Examples: | : "the British empire" |
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| Related terms: | government | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) a monarchy with an emperor as head of state | |
| Related terms: | monarchy second_empire mogul_empire | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (business) a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization | |
| Synonyms: | conglomerate | |
| Related terms: | business corporation publishing_conglomerate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple | |
| Related terms: | eating_apple | |
| Similar spelling: |
Embrey Embree empress Empirin empiric empyrean empyreal ember empirical |
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