Empire : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Empire	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Empire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
empire n the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised Synonym(s): empire, imperium a group of countries under a single authority; "the British created a great empire" a monarchy with an emperor as head of state a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization Synonym(s): conglomerate, empire an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. [bd]The empire of the sea.[b8] --Shak. Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. --Milton. 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. Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government. --C. J. Smith. 3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. [bd]Under the empire of facts.[b8] --M. Arnold. Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W. Ward. {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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [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://empire.idlpaper.com/infopages/History.html'. The Empire resource site is at `http://empire.idlpaper.com/'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [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)