adjective Download 🔗Share (furniture) Following or imitating a style popular during the First French Empire (1804–1814). Examples : "The antique desk had an empire style, with a large, ornate base and a carved top. " style architecture history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of wine) Produced in a dependency of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations. Examples : "My grandmother collected empire wines, all from former British colonies. " drink history nation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A political unit, typically having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations (especially one comprising one or more kingdoms) and ruled by a single supreme authority. Examples : "the Russian empire" politics nation government royal history state war organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress. Examples : "The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945." politics government history nation royal state war military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power. Examples : "The British Empire once controlled vast territories across the globe. " politics world government nation history state military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group. Examples : "The family's empire of toys and stuffed animals filled every corner of the room. " politics government nation history state military war royal business organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Absolute) control, dominion, sway. Examples : "The queen's empire over the household was absolute; everyone followed her rules without question. " politics government nation royal history state organization military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading