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empires

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noun

Say it like: Emp-ire-s

The correct spelling is empires. 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… For example: "the Russian empire"

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the Russian empire

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

the McDonald's fast food empire

Definition

noun

  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
  3. 3.A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  4. 4.An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
  5. 5.(Absolute) control, dominion, sway.

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