B1nounhistorypolitics
US/ˈem.paɪr/
UK/ˈem.paɪə/
a group of countries ruled by one leader or government; also a large group of businesses controlled by one person
In context
The Roman Empire lasted for hundreds of years.
At its peak, the British Empire ruled about a quarter of the world.
He started with one noodle shop and built a restaurant empire.
Words that go with empire
adjective + noun
- the Roman EmpireWe studied the fall of the Roman Empire.
- ancient empireThe museum shows coins from an ancient empire.
verb + noun
- build an empireShe built an empire from a small online shop.
noun + noun
- business empireHis business empire includes hotels and banks.
- media empireHe controls a huge media empire.
noun + preposition
- fall of the empireThe fall of the empire changed Europe forever.