[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

empire \em"pire\, n. f., fr. l. imperium a command,
   sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. see emperor;
   cf. imperial.
   1. supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "the empire of
      the sea." --shak.
      1913 webster

            over hell extend
            his empire, and with iron scepter rule. --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. the dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries
      under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor rarely
      of a king, usually of greater extent than a kingdom,
      always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the
      forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate
      portions; as, the austrian empire.
      1913 webster

            empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
            complicated government.               --c. j. smith.
      1913 webster

   3. any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;
      sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "under the
      empire of facts." --m. arnold.
      1913 webster

            another force which, in the middle ages, shared with
            chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --a. w.
                                                  ward.
      1913 webster

   celestial empire. see under celestial.

   empire city, a common designation of the city of new york.
      

   empire state, a common designation of the state of new
      york.

   syn: sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty;
        government; kingdom; realm; state.
        1913 webster
see also:
emperor imperial celestial empire celestial empire city empire state 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

empire
     n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
     2: a group of countries under a single authority; "the british
        empire"
     3: a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
     4: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run
        as a single organization syn: conglomerate
     5: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a mcintosh; used as
        both an eating and a cooking apple
see also:
conglomerate 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

101 moby thesaurus words for "empire":
   administration, ally, archduchy, archdukedom, authority,
   body politic, buffer state, caliphate, captive nation, chieftaincy,
   chieftainry, city-state, civil government, claws, clutches, colony,
   command, commonweal, commonwealth, control, country, county,
   czardom, direction, discipline, dispensation, disposition, domain,
   dominion, duchy, dukedom, earldom, emperorship, empery,
   form of government, free city, governance, government, grand duchy,
   grip, hand, hands, imperialism, iron hand, jurisdiction, kaiserdom,
   kinghood, kingship, land, majesty, management, mandant, mandate,
   mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, nation, nationality,
   oversight, polis, political organization, polity, possession,
   power, principality, principate, protectorate, province,
   puppet government, puppet regime, queenhood, queenship, raj,
   rajaship, realm, regime, regimen, regnancy, regulation, reign,
   republic, royalty, rule, satellite, seneschalty, settlement,
   sovereign nation, sovereignty, state, sultanate, sultanship,
   superpower, supervision, sway, system of government, talons,
   territory, the crown, the throne, toparchia, toparchy

[4] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

empire n. any of a family of military simulations derived from a game
   written by peter langston many years ago. a number of multi-player
   variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one
   single-player version implemented for both unix and vms; the latter is
   even available as ms-dos freeware. all are notoriously addictive. of
   various commercial derivatives the best known is probably "empire
   deluxe" on pcs and amigas.

   modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by up to
   120 players. typical games last from 24 hours blitz to a couple of
   months long term. the amount of sleep you can get while playing is a
   function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co-rulers
   of your country. empire server software is available for unix-like
   machines, and clients for unix and other platforms. a comprehensive
   history of the game is available at
   `http://www.empire.cx/infopages/history.html'. the empire resource site
   is at `http://www.empire.cx/'.

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

empire
     
         any of a family of military simulations derived from a
        game written by peter langston many years ago.  five or six
        multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication
        exist, and one single-player version implemented for both
        unix and vms; the latter is even available as ms-dos
        freeware.  all are notoriously addictive.
     
        jargon file
     
        1995-08-06
     
     
see also:
unix vms ms-dos freeware jargon file 

[6] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

empire. this word signifies, first, authority or command; it is the power to 
command or govern those actions of men which would otherwise be free; 
secondly, the country under the government of an emperor but sometimes it is 
used to designate a country subject to kingly power, as the british empire. 
wolff, inst. sec. 833. 

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

empire, al
  zip codes: 35063
empire, co town, fips 24620
  location: 39.75970 n, 105.68260 w
  population 1990: 401 222 housing units
  area: 0.7 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
empire, la cdp, fips 23725
  location: 29.41189 n, 89.61061 w
  population 1990: 2654 979 housing units
  area: 13.8 sq km land, 6.1 sq km water
empire, mi village, fips 25980
  location: 44.81317 n, 86.05894 w
  population 1990: 355 244 housing units
  area: 2.3 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
  zip codes: 49630
empire, nv
  zip codes: 89405
empire, oh village, fips 25368
  location: 40.51096 n, 80.62502 w
  population 1990: 364 147 housing units
  area: 0.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

empire, ca -- u.s. census designated place in california
   population 2000:    3903
   housing units 2000: 1214
   land area 2000:     1.584183 sq. miles 4.103015 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.584183 sq. miles 4.103015 sq. km
   fips code:            22622
   located within:       california ca, fips 06
   location:             37.644298 n, 120.907592 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    empire, ca
    empire

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

empire, co -- u.s. town in colorado
   population 2000:    355
   housing units 2000: 179
   land area 2000:     0.252498 sq. miles 0.653967 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.252498 sq. miles 0.653967 sq. km
   fips code:            24620
   located within:       colorado co, fips 08
   location:             39.760319 n, 105.682995 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    empire, co
    empire

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

empire, oh -- u.s. village in ohio
   population 2000:    300
   housing units 2000: 139
   land area 2000:     0.328554 sq. miles 0.850952 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.328554 sq. miles 0.850952 sq. km
   fips code:            25368
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             40.510729 n, 80.623446 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    empire, oh
    empire

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

empire, la -- u.s. census designated place in louisiana
   population 2000:    2211
   housing units 2000: 923
   land area 2000:     5.321991 sq. miles 13.783894 sq. km
   water area 2000:    2.345763 sq. miles 6.075499 sq. km
   total area 2000:    7.667754 sq. miles 19.859393 sq. km
   fips code:            23725
   located within:       louisiana la, fips 22
   location:             29.398586 n, 89.608501 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    empire, la
    empire

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

empire, mi -- u.s. village in michigan
   population 2000:    378
   housing units 2000: 276
   land area 2000:     1.150843 sq. miles 2.980669 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.085745 sq. miles 0.222079 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.236588 sq. miles 3.202748 sq. km
   fips code:            25980
   located within:       michigan mi, fips 26
   location:             44.810749 n, 86.059044 w
   zip codes 1990:     49630
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    empire, mi
    empire

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