empire

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛmpaɪə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛmpaɪr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(em′pīər; for 8–10 also om pēr′)


Collocations for "empire"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "empire" in context.

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empire

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [collapse, rise, fall] of the empire
  2. the empire's [collapse]
  3. the empire's [control, territory, range, borders]
  4. caused the downfall of the empire
  5. one of [Earth's, the world's] greatest empires
  6. [contributed to, caused] the empire's demise
  7. the empire was divided into
  8. the empire collapsed following (the war)
  9. an ancient empire
  10. the empire lasted for [200 years]
  11. the [Roman, Ottoman] Empire
  12. the empire went to war over
  13. the empire [spanned, covered] (two continents)
  14. the empire's [rise, fall]
  15. led the empire to [glory, disaster]
  16. rule over a business empire
  17. built a business empire
  18. the business empire [expanded, grew]
'empire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British - collapse - construction - decline - demise - domain - expansion - fall - furnished - gain - goddess - integrity - jade - knight - lasting - model - remnant - trace - trigger

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