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Multiple states under one central authority, usually created by conquest
An empire is a realm controlled by a monarch or other official and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries. The center of the empire
Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Georgia Empire, Kentucky Empire, Louisiana Empire, Michigan Empire, Minnesota Empire, Missouri Empire, Nevada Empire, Ormsby County, Nevada Empire, Ohio
Empire_(disambiguation)
Turkish Empire (c. 1299–1922)
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from
Ottoman_Empire
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity
Byzantine_Empire
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
The Roman Empire was a state that dominated the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa during the classical period. The Roman
Roman_Empire
British order of chivalry established in 1917
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises
Order_of_the_British_Empire
German state from 1871 to 1918
The German Empire (German: Deutsches Reich), also referred to as Imperial Germany, the Second Reich, or simply Germany, was the period of the German Reich
German_Empire
Territories ruled by the United Kingdom
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its
British_Empire
Last pre-Islamic Iranian empire (224–651 AD)
symbols. The Sasanian Empire (/sə.ˈsɑː.ni.ən/), officially Eranshahr (Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭠𐭭𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭩, romanized: Ērānšahr, lit. 'Empire of the Iranians')
Sasanian_Empire
Russian state from 1721 to 1917
The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy, spanning most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation
Russian_Empire
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Achaemenid Empire (/ə.ˈkiː.mə.nɪd/, ə-KEE-mə-nid; Old Persian: 𐎧𐏁𐏂, Xšāça, lit. 'The Empire' or 'The Kingdom') was an ancient Iranian empire founded by
Achaemenid_Empire
1526–1857 empire in South Asia
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west
Mughal_Empire
European political entity (800/962–1806)
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity comprising and controlling much of Central Europe
Holy_Roman_Empire
Fictional state in the Invincible series universe
The Viltrum Empire is a fictional galactic empire and the primary antagonistic force in the Invincible comic series and its animated adaptation, created
Viltrum_Empire
Alleged lost empire
The Tartarian Empire or Great Tartaria is a group of pseudohistorical conspiracy theories, including ideas of a "hidden past" and "mud floods", which originated
Tartarian_Empire
Empire in Eurasia from 1206-1368
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched
Mongol_Empire
Several empires in human history have been contenders for the largest of all time, depending on definition and mode of measurement. Possible ways of measuring
List_of_largest_empires
Japanese nation state from 1868 to 1947
The Empire of Japan (大日本帝国; lit. Greater Japanese Empire), also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was the period of Japanese history spanning
Empire_of_Japan
Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building
Empire_State_Building
Empire in Europe from 1804 to 1867
The Austrian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Austria, was a multinational European great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out
Austrian_Empire
1438–1533 empire in South America
The Inca Empire, officially known as the Realm of the Four Parts (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu pronounced [taˈwantiŋ ˈsuju], lit. 'land of four parts'), was the
Inca_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
An evil empire is a speculative fiction trope. Evil Empire may also refer to: Evil Empire speech, given by U.S. President Ronald Reagan referring to the
Evil_Empire
American period crime drama television series
Boardwalk Empire is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter for the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly
Boardwalk_Empire
1867–1918 empire in Central Europe
as the Austro-Hungarian Empire and officially as the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional dual empire in Central Europe between
Austria-Hungary
Empire in West Africa from c. 1235 to 1610
The Mali Empire was an empire in West Africa from c. 1235 to 1610. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita (c. 1214 – c. 1255) and became renowned for
Mali_Empire
Manchu-led dynasty of China (1644–1912)
Qing, also known as the Qing Empire or Qing China, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia which existed from
Qing_dynasty
Ancient Indian empire (c. 3rd century CE – 575 CE)
The Gupta Empire was an Indian empire during the classical period of the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century to mid 6th century
Gupta_Empire
Turco-Persianate empire (1037–1194)
Seljuk Empire (/ˈsɛldʒuːk/ SEL-jook in BrE, /sɛlˈdʒuk/ sel-JOOK in AmE), or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, Turko-Persian empire established
Seljuk_Empire
1980 film directed by Irvin Kershner
The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner
The_Empire_Strikes_Back
Empire in southern India (1336–1646)
The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Empire, was a late medieval Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336
Vijayanagara_Empire
1858–1947 Crown colonial rule in India
called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As India, it was a founding member of the League
British_Raj
France under Napoleon Bonaparte from 1804 to 1815
The French Empire (French: Empire français; Latin: Imperium Francicum), known retroactively as the First French Empire, and colloquially as Napoleonic
First_French_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Greek empire most commonly refers to one of the following two empires: Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great Byzantine Empire It may also refer to one
Greek_Empire
Alliance of three Nahua city states in Mexico (1428–1521)
The Aztec Empire, also known as the Triple Alliance (Classical Nahuatl: Ēxcān Tlahtōlōyān, [ˈjéːʃkaːn̥ t͡ɬaʔtoːˈlóːjaːn̥]) or historiographically as the
Aztec_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Second Empire may refer to: Second British Empire, used by some historians to describe the British Empire after 1783 Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396)
Second_Empire
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
The Seleucid Empire (/sɪˈljuːsɪd/ sih-LEW-sid) was a Greek state in West Asia during the Hellenistic period. It was founded in 312 BC by the Macedonian
Seleucid_Empire
Country in the Horn of Africa (1270–1974)
The Ethiopian Empire, historically known as Abyssinia or simply Ethiopia, was a country that encompassed the present-day territories of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Ethiopian_Empire
Colonial empire between 1492 and 1976
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976.
Spanish_Empire
Government by control of access to water
A hydraulic empire, also known as a hydraulic despotism, hydraulic society, hydraulic civilization, or water monopoly empire, is a social or government
Hydraulic_empire
Frankish empire in Europe (800–887)
The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian
Carolingian_Empire
State in Mesopotamia (c. 2334–2154 BC)
The Akkadian Empire (/əˈkeɪdiən/) or the Kingdom of Akkad/Agade was an ancient kingdom established around 2334 BCE, and the first empire in world history
Akkadian_Empire
Country in North Africa
to its sovereignty, with Portugal seizing some territory and the Ottoman Empire encroaching from the east. The Marinid and Saadi dynasties otherwise resisted
Morocco
Empire in East Asia (1897–1910)
The Korean Empire (Korean: 대한국; Hanja: 大韓國; RR: Daehanguk; MR: Taehan'guk; lit. 'Great Korean State'), officially the Empire of Korea or Imperial Korea
Korean_Empire
Medieval Muslim empire (c. 1077–1231)
The Khwarazmian Empire (English: /kwəˈræzmiən/), or simply Khwarazm, was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim empire of Turkic mamluk origin, ruled by
Khwarazmian_Empire
1995 film by Allan Moyle
Empire Records is a 1995 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, written by Carol Heikkinen, and starring an ensemble cast including
Empire_Records
Medieval Indian empire (848–1279)
The Chola Empire (Tamil: [t͡ʃoːɻɐɾ, soːɻɐɾ]), which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval thalassocratic empire based in southern
Chola_Empire
Crusader state that replaced the Byzantine Empire from 1204–1261
The Latin Empire, also referred to as the Latin Empire of Constantinople or the Constantinopolitan Empire, was a feudal Crusader state founded by the
Latin_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
American Empire may refer to: American Empire (film), a 1942 Western film American Empire (series), a series of novels by Harry Turtledove American Empire Project
American_Empire
Turco-Mongol empire (1370–1507)
The Timurid Empire was a late medieval Turco-Mongol, culturally Persianate, Muslim empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century, comprising
Timurid_Empire
Empire in West Africa from c. 1464 to 1591
The Songhai Empire was a state located in the western part of the Sahel during the 15th and 16th centuries. At its peak, it was one of the largest African
Songhai_Empire
American record label, publisher and distribution company
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc. (stylized as EMPIRE) is an independent American record label, distribution and publishing company founded
Empire_Distribution
Topics referred to by the same term
Bulgarian Empire may refer to: First Bulgarian Empire, medieval Bulgarian state that existed from 681 to 1018 Second Bulgarian Empire, medieval Bulgarian
Bulgarian_Empire
Metropolitan area in California, United States
The Inland Empire (commonly abbreviated IE) is a metropolitan area and region located inland from coastal Southern California. Centering on the cities
Inland_Empire
30–375 CE empire in Central and South Asia
The Kushan Empire (c. 30–c. 375 CE) was a syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century. It spread to encompass
Kushan_Empire
Ruling dynasty of Magadha (c. 345–322 BCE)
The Nanda Empire was a vast empire that governed in Magadha and Gangetic plains with an enormous geographical reach in 4th-century BCE northeastern India
Nanda_Empire
Historical period in the history of Sweden (1611–1721)
The Swedish Empire, referred to in Sweden as the Great Power Era (Swedish: stormaktstiden), was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th
Swedish_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Empire of the Sun may refer to: Empire of the Sun (novel) by J. G. Ballard published in 1984 Empire of the Sun (film), a film adaptation of the novel
Empire_of_the_Sun
Nickname for New York state
The Empire State is a nickname for the U.S. state of New York, adopted in the 1800s. It has been incorporated into the names of several state buildings
Empire_State
Overseas possessions of a nation-state
A colonial empire is a state engaging in colonization, and possibly establishing or maintaining colonies, infused with some form of coloniality and colonialism
Colonial_empire
Empire in Southeast Asia (802–1431)
The Khmer Empire was an empire in mainland Southeast Asia, centred on hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja (Old Khmer: កម្វុជ;
Khmer_Empire
Former Akan empire centred on present-day Ghana
being considered for deletion.› The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: Asanteman), also known as the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted from 1701 to
Asante_Empire
Empire on the Indian subcontinent, 1799–1849
The Sikh Empire was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore
Sikh_Empire
Omani maritime empire (1696–1856)
The Omani Empire (Arabic: الْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّة الْعُمَانِيَّة) was a maritime empire, vying with Portugal and Britain for trade and influence in the
Omani_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Indian Empire or the Kingdom of India may refer to: Maurya Empire (322 BCE – 185 BCE) Gupta Empire (c. 240–c. 550) Chola Empire (848–1279) Delhi Sultanate
Indian_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Arab empire or Arabian empire may refer to: Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate Arabs Saracen Pan-Arabism Arab world
Arab_empire
Byzantine rump state (1204–1261)
The Empire of Nicaea (Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων), also known as the Nicene Empire, was the largest of the three Greek rump states founded by the aristocracy
Empire_of_Nicaea
Afghan state from 1747-1823 and 1839-1843
The Durrani Empire, colloquially known as the Kingdom of Afghanistan, the Afghan Empire, or the Sadozai Kingdom, was an Afghan empire founded in 1747
Durrani_Empire
Colonial empire between 1415 and 1999
The Portuguese Empire was the first, the longest and last European colonial empire, existing between 1415 and 1999. It ushered the European Age of Discovery
Portuguese_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
Course of Empire may refer to: The Course of Empire (paintings), a series of paintings created by Thomas Cole from 1833 to 1836 The Course of Empire, an art
Course_of_Empire
819–999 Sunni Iranian empire in Central Asia
The Samanid Empire (Persian: سامانیان, romanized: Sāmāniyān) was a Persianate Sunni Muslim empire, ruled by a dynasty of Iranian dehqan origin, from 819
Samanid_Empire
Early Indian medieval empire
The Pāla Empire was an empire ruled by the Pala (lit. 'protector' in Prakrit and Sanskrit) dynasty, an early medieval Indian dynasty. The empire was founded
Pala_Empire
Monarchy in South America (1822–1889)
The Empire of Brazil (Portuguese: Império do Brasil) was a 19th-century state that broadly comprised the territories which form modern Brazil and Uruguay
Empire_of_Brazil
Country in Southeast Europe
Thracians, Persians, Celts, and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal
Bulgaria
Colonial empire based in Italy (1882-1960)
Italian colonial empire (Italian: Impero coloniale italiano), sometimes known as the Italian Empire (Impero italiano), was a colonial empire that existed
Italian_Empire
Early medieval Indian dynasty (753–982)
The Rashtrakuta Empire (Kannada: [raːʂʈrɐkuːʈɐ]) was a royal Indian polity ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the 6th and 10th centuries
Rashtrakuta_Empire
British tabloid newspaper
the Anglo-German naval race led to a more plausible threat to the British empire to be presented. In common with other Conservative papers, the Daily Mail
Daily_Mail
2011 Belgian film
Empire of Dust is a 2011 Belgian documentary film directed by Bram Van Paesschen. The film documents the struggle of a Chinese railroad logistics worker
Empire_of_Dust
Topics referred to by the same term
Empire of Haiti may refer to: First Empire of Haiti, the regime under Jean-Jacques Dessalines (Jacques I) from 1804 to 1806 Second Empire of Haiti, the
Empire_of_Haiti
Empire in West Africa from c. 200s to c. 1200s
The Ghana Empire (Arabic: غانا), also known as simply Ghana, Ghanata, or Wagadu, was an ancient western-Sahelian empire based in the modern-day southeast
Ghana_Empire
Loss of political control in antiquity
Roman Empire, also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome, was the loss of central political control in the Western Roman Empire, a process
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
Indian empire (185–73 BCE)
The Shunga Empire (IAST: Śuṅga) was a ruling entity centred around Magadha and controlled most of the northern Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 75
Shunga_Empire
Ancient Indian empire (c. 321–185 BCE)
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia with its power base in Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya
Maurya_Empire
2019 book by Jay Kristoff
Empire of the Vampire is a 2021 illustrated horror-fantasy novel by Australian novelist Jay Kristoff. Twenty-seven years after Daysdeath, a mysterious
Empire_of_the_Vampire
Topics referred to by the same term
First Empire may refer to: First British Empire, sometimes used to describe the British Empire between 1583 and 1783 First Bulgarian Empire (680–1018)
First_Empire
Former empire in present day Nigeria and Benin Republic
The Oyo Empire was a Yoruba empire in West Africa. It was located in present-day western Nigeria (including the South West zone and the western half of
Oyo_Empire
Short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan in 1945
The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived puppet state of Imperial Japan between March 11 and August 25, 1945. It was a member of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity
Empire_of_Vietnam
Medieval dynastic union of states in present-day England, France, Ireland, and Wales
The Angevin Empire (/ˈændʒɪvɪn/; French: Empire Plantagenêt) was the collection of territories held by the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th
Angevin_Empire
Upcoming American monster film
distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a sequel to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), and will serve as the sixth Godzilla film to be completely produced
Godzilla_x_Kong:_Supernova
Topics referred to by the same term
Empire City may refer to: Empire City (California), a historic landmark in Empire, California Empire City, Kansas, an unincorporated community Empire
Empire_City
Fictional state in the Star Wars franchise
The Galactic Empire, also known simply as the Empire, is a fictional autocracy featured in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars
Galactic_Empire
Real-time strategy video game series
Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Age_of_Empires
Country mainly in West Asia
I and Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Empire became a global power. From 1789 onwards, the empire saw major changes, reforms, centralization, and
Turkey
Political association which developed from the British Empire
majority of which are former territories of its predecessor, the British Empire. They are connected through their use of the English language and their
Commonwealth_of_Nations
Mesoamerican civilization (c. 2000 BC – 1697 AD)
Kʼicheʼ kingdom in the Guatemalan Highlands. In the 16th century, the Spanish Empire colonized the Mesoamerican region, and a lengthy series of campaigns saw
Maya_civilization
Topics referred to by the same term
Sharifian Empire may refer to: Saadi Sultanate, a state based in present-day Morocco from 1510 to 1659 Alawi Sultanate, which ruled Morocco from 1666 to
Sharifian_Empire
Country in Central Europe
Empire, the Western Roman Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice, the Habsburg Empire,
Slovenia
Breakaway state of the Roman Empire (260–274)
Gallic Empire or Gallic Roman Empire are names used in modern historiography for a breakaway Western European part of the Roman Empire that functioned
Gallic_Empire
Medieval Muslim Turkic dynasty and state (977–1186)
The Ghaznavid Empire (Persian: غزنویان, romanized: Ġaznaviyān) was a culturally Persianate, Sunni Muslim state of Turkic mamluk origin. Flourishing from
Ghaznavid_Empire
1986 video game
Empire! is a space combat and trading video game designed by Andrew Glaister and published by Firebird Software in 1986 for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Empire!
Topics referred to by the same term
French Empire (French: Empire Français) may refer to: First French Empire, ruled by Napoleon I from 1804 to 1814 and in 1815 and by Napoleon II in 1815
French_Empire
EMPIRE
EMPIRE
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Wealth; Empire; State; Power
Boy/Male
Tamil
King of the empire
Surname or Lastname
Muslim
Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic sulÌ£tÄn ‘ruler’. This was the title of rulers in many parts of the Muslim world, including the monarch of the Ottoman Empire.English : see Soden.Spanish (Sultán), Polish (SuÅ‚tan) : nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish or autocratic manner, from Arabic sulÌ£tÄn ‘sultan’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lookeshwari | லூகேஷà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
King of the empire
Lookeshwari | லூகேஷà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
Girl/Female
Indian
Wealth, Empire, State
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French soudan, from Arabic sulÌ£tÄn ‘ruler’, specifically the ruler of the Ottoman Empire. In medieval England this was used as a nickname, either for someone who behaved in an outlandish and autocratic manner or for someone who had played the part of a sultan in a pageant.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Wild ass, heap of empire, dragon.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Country; Kingdom; Empire
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lukeshwari | லà¯à®•ேஷà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
King of the empire
Lukeshwari | லà¯à®•ேஷà¯à®µà®¾à®°à¯€Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name, Latin Constantinus, a derivative of Constans (see Constant). The name was popular in Continental Europe, and to a lesser extent in England, as having been borne by the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great (?280–337), in whose honor Byzantium was renamed Constantinople. In some cases the name may be an Americanized form of one of the many cognates in other languages, in particular Greek Konstantinos.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name or regional name for someone from Cotentin (Coutances) in Manche, France (see Constance 2).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lukesha | லà¯à®•ேஷா   Â
King of the empire
Lukesha | லà¯à®•ேஷா   Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Queen of the Empire
Girl/Female
Muslim
Wealth, Empire, State
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, and Dutch
English, French, German, and Dutch : from the personal name Paul (Latin Paulus ‘small’), which has always been popular in Christendom. It was the name adopted by the Pharisee Saul of Tarsus after his conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus in about ad 34. He was a most energetic missionary to the Gentiles in the Roman Empire, and played a very significant role in establishing Christianity as a major world religion. The name was borne also by numerous other early saints. The American surname has absorbed cognates from other European languages, for example Greek Pavlis and its many derivatives. It is also occasionally borne by Jews; the reasons for this are not clear.Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phóil ‘son of Paul’. Compare McFall.Catalan (Paül) : habitational name from any of several places named Paül.Spanish : topographic name from paúl ‘marsh’, ‘lagoon’.Spanish : Castilianized form of Basque Padul, a habitational name from a town of this name in Araba province.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : (of Norman origin): habitational name from Épaignes in Eure, recorded in the Latin form Hispania in the 12th century. It seems to have been so called because it was established by colonists from Spain during the Roman Empire.English and Irish : habitational name from Espinay in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, so called from a collective of Old French espine ‘thorn bush’.English and Irish : ethnic name for a Spaniard or, in the case of the Irish name, for someone returning from Spain (from Gaelic Spainneach ‘Spanish’); many Irish took refuge in Spain during the 17th century wars.
Surname or Lastname
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish litwin, an ethnic name for someone from Lithuania (Polish Litwa, Lithuanian Lietuva, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps a derivative of the river name Leità ). In the 14th century Lithuania was an independent grand duchy which extended from the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea. It was united with Poland in 1569, and was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795. The region referred to as Lite in Ashkenazic culture encompassed not only Lithuania but also Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, parts of northern Ukraine, and parts of northeastern Poland.English : from an Old English personal name, Lēohtwine, composed of the elements lēoht ‘light’, ‘bright’ + wine ‘friend’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk)
English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk) : from Middle English, Old French turc, Middle High and Low German Turc ‘Turk’, from Turkish türk. In theory this could be an ethnic name but, both in England and northwest Europe, it is generally a nickname for a person with black hair and a swarthy complexion or a cruel, rowdy, or unruly person. The Dutch and German surname also represents a house name, derived from the use of a picture of a Turk as a house sign. It is also found as a nickname for someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks.English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from Turkel, misanalyzed as containing the Old French diminutive suffix -el.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Tuirc, a patronymic from the byname Torc ‘boar’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ethnic name denoting someone from Turkey or anywhere in the Ottoman Empire, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Turk.Americanized form of the Greek ethnic name Tourkos ‘Turk’. See also Turco.
Girl/Female
Hindu
King of the empire
Girl/Female
Hindu
King of the empire
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Czech, Hungarian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Czech, Hungarian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ethnic or regional name for someone from Franconia (German Franken), a region of southwestern Germany so called from its early settlement by the Franks, a Germanic people who inhabited the lands around the river Rhine in Roman times. In the 6th–9th centuries, under leaders such as Clovis I (c. 466–511) and Charlemagne (742–814), the Franks established a substantial empire in western Europe, from which the country of France takes its name. The term Frank in eastern Mediterranean countries was used, in various vernacular forms, to denote the Crusaders and their descendants, and the American surname may also be an Americanized form of such a form.English, Dutch, German, etc. : from the personal name Frank, in origin an ethnic name for a Frank. This also came be used as an adjective meaning ‘free’, ‘open-hearted’, ‘generous’, deriving from the fact that in Frankish Gaul only people of Frankish race enjoyed the status of fully free men.
EMPIRE
EMPIRE
Boy/Male
Australian, Christian, Danish, German
Ruler of All; High-born Ruler; Power of the Wolf; Wolf Power
Boy/Male
Muslim
Type of silk clothing
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Master of Victory
Girl/Female
Tamil
Soft, Doing things whole heartedly
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Shiny
Boy/Male
Russian
God like'.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Murugan
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Great Syrian Queen
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Vishnu
EMPIRE
EMPIRE
EMPIRE
EMPIRE
EMPIRE
a.
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
a.
Having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive title; a successive empire.
n.
The sacred law of the Turkish empire.
n.
In the old German empire, the head forest keeper.
superl.
Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.
a.
Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or characteristic of the order. The original of this order was not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire. See Order, and Illust. of Capital.
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A country in Central Europe, now a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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A coalition or association of three in office or authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained the government of the Roman empire.
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Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.
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A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire; especially, the commander-in-chief of minister of war.
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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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Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or empire.
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A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar officer in France during the old monarchy.
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Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
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One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.
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Of or pertaining to Seljuk, a Tartar chief who embraced Mohammedanism, and began the subjection of Western Asia to that faith and rule; of or pertaining to the dynasty founded by him, or the empire maintained by his descendants from the 10th to the 13th century.
v. t.
To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.
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The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value.
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An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.
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Lofty; as, hilly empire.