This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Learn more

Another word for empire

a-z
Noun
      1. Territory under one government or ruler; dominion
      2. A territory over which rule or control is exercised.
      3. (Math.) The set of those values of an independent variable which exist for a given function
      1. (Ecol.) Any of the primary biogeographic regions of the earth
      2. An area or sphere, as of knowledge or activity:
      3. A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom.
      1. Something united or unified; a whole made up of parts
      2. An organization at a college or university that provides facilities for recreation; a student union.
      3. A labor union.
      1. The act of uniting or of forming a union of states, groups, etc. by agreement of each member to subordinate its power to that of the central authority in common affairs
      2. A league or association formed by federating, especially a government or political body established through federal union.
    See also:

    imperialism

    nation

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • He was the ruler of the empire.

  • The empire grew as new countries were added.

  • The solders of the Roman Empire served for twenty years.

  • The Roman Empire existed from 27 BC to 476 AD.

  • Japan is the world's only remaining empire.

More sentences →

Words that mention empire in the Dictionary

Words near empire in the Thesaurus