Значение

значений: 5
  1. A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.

    the Russian empire

  2. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.

    The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.

    Reich, Imperium, Kaiserreich

    импе́рияimpérija, ца́рствоcárstvo, импе́рияimpérija

    імпе́ріяimpérija, ца́рствоcárstvo, імпе́ріяimpérija

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

  3. The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.

    Weltreich, Imperium

    импе́рияimpérija

    імпе́ріяimpérija

  4. An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.

    the McDonald's fast food empire

    импе́рияimpérija

    імпе́ріяimpérija

    a group of countries under a single authority

  5. Control, dominion, sway.

Примеры

предложений: 192
  1. What's the height of the Empire State Building?

    Какова высота Эмпайр Стейт Билдинг?

    deWie hoch ist das Empire State Building?

  2. He was the ruler of the Inca Empire.

    Он был правителем Империи инков.

    deEr war der Herrscher des Inkareiches.

  3. Even the mightiest of empires comes to an end.

  4. It's the end of an empire.

    Это конец империи.

    ukЦе кінець імперії.

  5. The sun never sets on my empire.

    В моей империи никогда не заходит солнце.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 1
political unit, having numerous or extensive territories:
Русский
По значениям 1
political unit, having numerous or extensive territories:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
political unit, having numerous or extensive territories:
political unit ruled by an emperor:
group of states:

Происхождение

From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium

From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.

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Формы

мн. число: empires
Ед. числоempire
Мн. числоempires

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 2
Близкие по смыслу
  • the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised:imperium
  • a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization:conglomerate

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 25

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соседние слова
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