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Empire.

Following or imitating a style popular during the First French Empire (1804–1814).

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adj/ˈɛmpaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛmpaɪɚ/General-American
  1. Following or imitating a style popular during the First French Empire (1804–1814).

    not-comparable
  2. Following or imitating a style popular during the First French Empire (1804–1814). Having the waistline just below the bust; featuring an empire waist.

    not-comparable
  3. Produced in a dependency of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations.

    UK · dated · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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name/ˈɛmpaɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛmpaɪɚ/General-American
  1. Clipping of British Empire.

    UK · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · dated
  2. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama.

  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chicot County, Arkansas.

  4. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A town in Clear Creek County, Colorado, named after the Empire State.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and former town in Dodge County and Bleckley County, Georgia.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Christian County, Kentucky.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Leelanau County, Michigan.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada.

  12. A number of places in the United States: A village in Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A district of the city of Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon.

  14. A number of places in the United States: A town in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A former community in Goshen County, Wyoming.

  16. A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Empire Township.

Where this word comes from

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