empire

[US]/ˈempaɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˈempaɪər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, typically an emperor or empress;;supreme power or sovereignty.

Phrases & Collocations

Roman Empire

British Empire

Empire State Building

Ottoman Empire

empire state

byzantine empire

holy roman empire

mongol empire

new empire

celestial empire

western roman empire

evil empire

second empire

chinese empire

Example Sentences

the dissolution of an empire

the Russian Empire was economically backward.

beyond the Empire lay barbarity.

a replica of the Empire State Building.

an empire that had begun to totter.

It was written that the empire would fall.

an empire that has declined

the hub of a steel empire;

The dissolution of the empire was remarkably swift.

a province rent from the empire

When did the empire begin to wane?

the Russian Empire was the colossus of European politics.

the ancient empire's slow descent into barbarism.

her business empire grew.

the empire in its meridian period.

a great empire in days of yore.

What made the Roman Empire decay?

a powerful empire that overruled the continent.

the empire's expansionary policies in Asia.

Real-world Examples

" Your journey will help our empire greatly, " said the emperor.

Source: Journey to the West

On horseback he created one of the world's mightiest empires.

Source: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

That's right. Sun never sets on Mama's empire.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

So, what has driven the $44 billion empire?

Source: Wall Street Journal

It was the largest empire in Indian history.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

Deep in the jungle, the Maya built an empire.

Source: 21st Century English Newspaper

The king ruled the empire from A.D. 345 - 378.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Potatoes fed the Incan empire and other cultures in Peru at that time.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

Well, first they extended their empire beyond their roads, making administration impossible.

Source: World History Crash Course

Well, I was a little busy building a closet empire.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

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