Meaning
A group of countries or lands ruled by one government or one ruler.
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Word origin
From Latin imperium, meaning rule or command, which came into English through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- imperium
- English cognates
- emperor, imperial
Grammar
Examples
Roman .
An empire is many lands under one ruler.
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"Empires" is the plural of "empire".
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Here it means a very large group of companies.
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