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5 definitions found 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. ``The empire of the sea.'' --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. ``Under the empire of facts.'' --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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: empire n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress 2: a group of countries under a single authority: "the Roman empire" 3: a monarchy with an emperor as head of state 4: a group of companies run as a single organization [syn: {conglomerate}] 5: somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple [syn: {Empire}] 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 (4.2.3, 23 NOV 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://www.empire.cx/infopages/History.html'. The Empire resource site is at `http://www.empire.cx/'. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: empireAny 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)
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