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12 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Empire \Em"pire\, n. [F., fr. L. imperium a command,
sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. See {Emperor};
cf. {Imperial}.]
1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of
the sea." --Shak.
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Over hell extend
His empire, and with iron scepter rule. --Milton.
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2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries
under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely
of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom,
always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the
forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate
portions; as, the Austrian empire.
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Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
complicated government. --C. J. Smith.
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3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;
sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the
empire of facts." --M. Arnold.
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Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with
chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.
Ward.
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{Celestial empire}. See under {Celestial}.
{Empire City}, a common designation of the city of New York.
{Empire State}, a common designation of the State of New
York.
Syn: Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty;
government; kingdom; realm; state.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
empire
n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
2: a group of countries under a single authority; "the British
empire"
3: a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
4: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run
as a single organization [syn: {conglomerate}]
5: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as
both an eating and a cooking apple
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "empire":
administration, ally, archduchy, archdukedom, authority,
body politic, buffer state, caliphate, captive nation, chieftaincy,
chieftainry, city-state, civil government, claws, clutches, colony,
command, commonweal, commonwealth, control, country, county,
czardom, direction, discipline, dispensation, disposition, domain,
dominion, duchy, dukedom, earldom, emperorship, empery,
form of government, free city, governance, government, grand duchy,
grip, hand, hands, imperialism, iron hand, jurisdiction, kaiserdom,
kinghood, kingship, land, majesty, management, mandant, mandate,
mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, nation, nationality,
oversight, polis, political organization, polity, possession,
power, principality, principate, protectorate, province,
puppet government, puppet regime, queenhood, queenship, raj,
rajaship, realm, regime, regimen, regnancy, regulation, reign,
republic, royalty, rule, satellite, seneschalty, settlement,
sovereign nation, sovereignty, state, sultanate, sultanship,
superpower, supervision, sway, system of government, talons,
territory, the crown, the throne, toparchia, toparchy
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
empire n. Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game
written by Peter Langston many years ago. A number of multi-player
variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one
single-player version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is
even available as MS-DOS freeware. All are notoriously addictive. Of
various commercial derivatives the best known is probably "Empire
Deluxe" on PCs and Amigas.
Modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by up to
120 players. Typical games last from 24 hours (blitz) to a couple of
months (long term). The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a
function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co-rulers
of your country. Empire server software is available for Unix-like
machines, and clients for Unix and other platforms. A comprehensive
history of the game is available at
`http://www.empire.cx/infopages/History.html'. The Empire resource site
is at `http://www.empire.cx/'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
empire
Any of a family of military simulations derived from a
game written by Peter Langston many years ago. Five or six
multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication
exist, and one single-player version implemented for both
{Unix} and {VMS}; the latter is even available as {MS-DOS}
{freeware}. All are notoriously addictive.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-08-06)
From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:
EMPIRE. This word signifies, first, authority or command; it is the power to
command or govern those actions of men which would otherwise be free;
secondly, the country under the government of an emperor but sometimes it is
used to designate a country subject to kingly power, as the British empire.
Wolff, Inst. Sec. 833.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Empire, AL
Zip code(s): 35063
Empire, CO (town, FIPS 24620)
Location: 39.75970 N, 105.68260 W
Population (1990): 401 (222 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Empire, LA (CDP, FIPS 23725)
Location: 29.41189 N, 89.61061 W
Population (1990): 2654 (979 housing units)
Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 6.1 sq km (water)
Empire, MI (village, FIPS 25980)
Location: 44.81317 N, 86.05894 W
Population (1990): 355 (244 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49630
Empire, NV
Zip code(s): 89405
Empire, OH (village, FIPS 25368)
Location: 40.51096 N, 80.62502 W
Population (1990): 364 (147 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Empire, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
Population (2000): 3903
Housing Units (2000): 1214
Land area (2000): 1.584183 sq. miles (4.103015 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.584183 sq. miles (4.103015 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22622
Located within: California (CA), FIPS 06
Location: 37.644298 N, 120.907592 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Empire, CA
Empire
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Empire, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 355
Housing Units (2000): 179
Land area (2000): 0.252498 sq. miles (0.653967 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.252498 sq. miles (0.653967 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24620
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 39.760319 N, 105.682995 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Empire, CO
Empire
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Empire, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 300
Housing Units (2000): 139
Land area (2000): 0.328554 sq. miles (0.850952 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.328554 sq. miles (0.850952 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25368
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 40.510729 N, 80.623446 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Empire, OH
Empire
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Empire, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
Population (2000): 2211
Housing Units (2000): 923
Land area (2000): 5.321991 sq. miles (13.783894 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.345763 sq. miles (6.075499 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.667754 sq. miles (19.859393 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23725
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.398586 N, 89.608501 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Empire, LA
Empire
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Empire, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 378
Housing Units (2000): 276
Land area (2000): 1.150843 sq. miles (2.980669 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.085745 sq. miles (0.222079 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.236588 sq. miles (3.202748 sq. km)
FIPS code: 25980
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 44.810749 N, 86.059044 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49630
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Empire, MI
Empire
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