empire
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
Types & categories
- domain hypernym
- Roman Empire instance hyponym
- Egyptian Empire instance hyponym
- Persia instance hyponym
- Russia instance hyponym
- Ottoman Empire instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- imperial derivation
Sense 2 noun
a group of countries under a single authority
the British created a great empire
Types & categories
- government hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
Types & categories
- monarchy hypernym
- Mogul empire hyponym
- Second Empire hyponym
Related & opposite
- imperial derivation
Sense 4 noun
a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
Types & categories
- corporation hypernym
- publishing conglomerate hyponym
Related & opposite
- conglomerate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | imperial |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | domain |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Roman Empire |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Egyptian Empire |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Persia |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Russia |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Ottoman Empire |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | government |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | imperial |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | monarchy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Mogul empire |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Second Empire |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | conglomerate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | corporation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | publishing conglomerate |