The British Empire was a former empire that consisted of Great Britain and its possessions, dominions, and dependencies. At its height of power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it comprised about one quarter of the world's land area and population.
commander of the british empire
I guess Empire is a homonym. It has the meaning used in the British Empire and it is also a kind of apple.
To roll (a cannabis cigarette) is the meaning to the British term to skin up.
The term British Soldiers applies to all soldier of the United Kingdom, and historically all soldiers of the British Empire.
It is a term used to indicate the British metropolitan centre of the British Empire, i.e. the United Kingdom itself.
This is a British term meaning pregnant; I cannot find an origin for the term.
The Suez Canal, which linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, meaning that British ships did not have to sail around Africa to reach India, a hugely important route for British (and French trading).
A registered British subject is a term used historically to refer to individuals who were citizens of the British Empire or Commonwealth. This term is no longer in use, as citizenship laws have evolved, and the concept of British subjecthood has been replaced by British citizenship or nationality.
The 50 plus countries that were originally part of the British Empire, started to become independent from the late 1940's onwards and then became known as the British Commonwealth. That term is now obsolete and they are now known as the Commonwealth of Nations.
it was created, to show that's Hawaii supported both America, and the British Empire
Petrol is the British term for gasoline, and comes from the word petroleum, petroleum is the greek word for "Rock Oil" first used in a publication in 1546. Rock Oil meaning Crude oil.
It was known as the British Empire. When the empire started to fall apart, the British Commonwealth/Commonwealth of Nations was created.