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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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Over hell extend
His empire, and with iron scepter rule. --Milton.
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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.
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Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
complicated government. --C. J. Smith.
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3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;
sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the
empire of facts." --M. Arnold.
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Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with
chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.
Ward.
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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.
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WordNet 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

Moby Dictionary
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

Jargon 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/'.

FOLDOC 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)

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.

Empire, AL Zip code(s): 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 code(s): 49630 Empire, NV Zip code(s): 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)

Moby Dictionary 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

Moby Dictionary 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

Moby Dictionary 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

Moby Dictionary 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

Moby Dictionary 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