empire

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress

• Roman Empire — an empire including the lands in Europe and Africa and Asia that were ruled by ancient Rome
• Egyptian Empire, Egypt — an ancient empire west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
• Persia, Persian Empire — an empire in South Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
• Russia — a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great; overthrown by revolution in 1917
• Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire — an empire created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and that lasted until the end of World War I

• domain, demesne, land — territory over which rule or control is exercised