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British Empire en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (historical) The United Kingdom and its overseas dependencies and colonies.
   • Two hundred and forty years have passed since the 1781 Yorktown Campaign, a campaign that was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and forced the British Empire to reach concessions with the 13 Colonies. 2021-2022 Winter, Matthew R. Prescott, John P. Ruedisueli, “The Relevance of the 1781 Yorktown Campaign”, in SAR Magazine, volume 116, number 3, Louisville, KY: Sons of the American Revolution, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20, column 1:
   • Violence and racism were the reality of the colonial experience and no wonder that the sun never set on the British Empire because even God couldn't trust the English in the dark. 2015, Shashi Tharoor, "Britain Does Owe Reparations", 00:05:16
   • In 1920, the British Empire covered over a quarter of the Earth's surface area.

Forms

Coordinates

Commonwealth of Nations

Synonyms

Empire

Translations (73)

km ចក្រភពអង់គ្លេស (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · pt Império Britânico (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · sk Britské impérium (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · sq Perandoria Britanike (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · th จักรวรรดิบริติช (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · vi Đế quốc Anh (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · fr Empire britannique (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ga Impireacht na Breataine (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · yi בריטישע אימפּעריע (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · kmr Împeratoriya Brîtanî (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ar الإِمْبَرَاطُورِيّة الْبَرِيطَانِيَّة (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · it Impero Britannico (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · el Βρετανική Αυτοκρατορία (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · tr Britanya İmparatorluğu (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · si බ්රිතාන්ය අධිරාජ්යය (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · sh Брита́нско Ца̑рство (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · fi Brittiläinen imperiumi (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · th จักรวรรดิอังกฤษ (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ro Imperiul Britanic (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · fa-ira اِمْپِراتوریِ بِریتانِیا (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ka ბრიტანეთის იმპერია (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · be Брыта́нская iмпэ́рыя (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · kk Британ империясы (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ky Британ империясы (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · mn Британийн эзэнт гүрэн (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · nb det Britiske imperiet (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · cs Britská říše (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · uz Britaniya imperiyasi (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · mr ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · cmn 大英帝國 /大英帝国 (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ur سَلْطَنَت بَرْطَانِیَہ (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · id Imperium Britania Raya (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · sl Britanski imperij (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · cs Britské impérium (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ps د بريتانيا امپراتوري (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · es Imperio Británico (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · lt Britų imperija (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ru Брита́нская импе́рия (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · mt Imperu Brittaniku (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · et Briti impeerium (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · he האימפריה הבריטית (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · hu Brit Birodalom (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · uk Брита́нська імпе́рія (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · mk Бри́танска импе́рија (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ko 대영제국 (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · cy Ymerodraeth Brydeinig (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · tt Британия империясе (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · my ဗြိတိသျှအင်ပါယာ (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · tg Империяи Бритониё (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · sk Britská ríša (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · yue 大英帝國 /大英帝国 (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · hi ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · az Britaniya imperiyası (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · lv Lielbritānijas impērija (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ja 大英帝国 (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ug برىتانىيە ئىمپېرىيەسى (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · lo ຈັກກະວັດອັງກິດ (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ta பிரித்தானியப் பேரரசு (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · da det Britiske imperium (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · be Брыта́нская імпе́рыя (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · gl Imperio británico (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · tk Britan imperiýasy (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · sh Británsko Cȃrstvo (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · hy Բրիտանական կայսրություն (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · bn ব্রিটিশ সাম্রাজ্য (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · sv Brittiska imperiet (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ms Empayar British (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · ja イギリス帝国 (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · pl Imperium Brytyjskie (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · tl Imperyong Britaniko (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · bg Брита́нска импе́рия (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · de Britisches Weltreich (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)) · is Breska heimsveldið (United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s))

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