empire

Значение (Английский)

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.

Пишется через дефис как

em‧pire

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/

Этимология (Английский)

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.

Предложения

Constitution of the empire .

Конституция империи.

Roman commerce allowed its empire to flourish and endure .

Roman Commerce позволила своей империи процветать и выдержать.

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

Тогда это не помогло, империя была в разгар конфликта.