empire
nounHow many syllables in empire?
There are 2 syllables in the word empire.How to pronounce empire:
Definition of empire:
- empire (noun):
- the territory of such a political unit
- one having an emperor as chief of state
- a group of countries under the rule of a single person or sovereign state
- the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised.
- a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority
Synonyms for empire:
commonwealth
conglomerate
corporation
demesne
domain
federation
imperium
kingdom
land
province
realm
territory
Antonyms for empire:
acquiescence
biddability
bootlicking
bowing
compliance
conformity
defeatism
deference
docility
meekness
non-resistance
nonresistance
obedience
obeisance
obsequiousness
passivity
servility
subjection
submission
submissiveness
submitting
subordination
subservience
tractability
weakness
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