empire

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
2. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
3. The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
4. An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
5. control, dominion, sway.

Adj

Alternative letter-case form of Empire.

Konzepte

Reich

Kaiserreich

Imperium

Kaisertum

Weltreich

Einfluß

Kaiserherrschaft

Königreich

-e

Multikonzern

Mit Bindestrich als

em‧pire

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.

Sätze

Constitution of the empire .

Verfassung des Reiches.

Roman commerce allowed its empire to flourish and endure .

Der römische Handel erlaubte seinem Reich, zu gedeihen und zu dauern.

It didn't help that back then the empire was in the midst of a succession conflict .

Es half damals nicht, dass das Reich inmitten eines Nachfolgekonflikts war.