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Meanings of empire in English

Portuguese
império
Catalan
imperi
Spanish
imperio

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

        império
        Portuguese
        conglomerado
        Catalan
        imperi
        Spanish
        imperio

        A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization.

              conglomerado
              Russian
              империя
              Spanish
              imperio
              Catalan
              imperi

              Monarchy whose head is an emperor, higher than kingdom.

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                    Usage of empire in English
                    1
                    The sunrise empire has exemplified the latter method; China prefers the former.
                    The Awakening of China
                    2
                    News International is part of Murdoch's global media empire News Corp NWSA.O.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    Forget the empire for a moment; that was just part of it.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    Today, America is the Roman empire, and New York is Rome itself.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    They had conquered the land; they disdained the empire of the air.
                    The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
                    6
                    Are the Murdochs at war over the future of their media empire?
                    The Guardian
                    7
                    Victorians found peculiar satisfaction in empire and war, nature, reason and nation.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    One More Thing:Denis O'Brien's online recruitment empire continues to enjoy strong growth.
                    The Irish Times
                    9
                    The Mughal empire brought a strong Islamic presence to much of India.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    That was a great empire once and you wouldn't believe it now...'
                    The Long Earth
                    11
                    The ruling has strengthened the First Amendment far beyond Flynt's publishing empire.
                    Wired
                    12
                    Here in the centre, are the empire of Greece and the Archipelago.
                    Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
                    13
                    WRITING a history of the British empire is a supremely difficult task.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    Henry was at the head of the finest troops in the empire.
                    The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
                    15
                    Luis Enrique has set his sights on building a new Barcelona empire.
                    The Irish Times
                    16
                    He specialises in financial and economic history and the history of empire.
                    Radio NZ
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                    Translations for empire
                    Catalan
                    imperi
                    Spanish
                    imperio
                    Empire through the time
                    Empire across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    Australia
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
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