British-empire synonyms

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britain
(Now historical) The United Kingdom; the British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire. [from 17th c.]
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british commonwealth (of nations)
(Place, former) the Commonwealth
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commonwealth-of-nations
An association of independent, sovereign states which formerly constituted the British Empire.
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england
(Place) United Kingdom
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united-kingdom
(Place) Country (1801-1921) consisting of Great Britain & Ireland
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perfidious Albion
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the Commonwealth
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British-empire Sentence Examples

  • Cromwell's colonial policy aimed definitely at the recognition and extension of the British empire.

  • After proclaiming his intention of conferring on his subjects the blessings of peace, he joined in 1798 an Anglo-Austrian coalition against France; but when Austria paid more attention to her own interests than to the interests of monarchical institutions in general, and when England did not respect the independence of Malta, which he had taken under his protection, he succumbed to the artful blandishments of Napoleon and formed with him a plan for ruining the British empire by the conquest of India.

  • With the uninhabited dependency of South Georgia Island, to the E.S.E., they form the most southerly colony of the British empire.

  • The problem is one of great practical importance, especially to the trative British Empire.

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