Meanings
proper nounthe British Empire
- historicalThe United Kingdom and its overseas dependencies and colonies.
In 1920, the British Empire covered over a quarter of the Earth's surface area.
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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", 00:05:16Two 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 1Synonyms: Empire
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe United Kingdom and its overseas dependencies and colonies.
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Translations
Arabic الإِمْبَرَاطُورِيّة الْبَرِيطَانِيَّة
- الإِمْبَرَاطُورِيّة الْبَرِيطَانِيَّة (al-ʔimbarāṭūriyya l-barīṭāniyya)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Bengali ব্রিটিশ সাম্রাজ্য
- ব্রিটিশ সাম্রাজ্য (briṭiś śamrajjo)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Bulgarian Брита́нска импе́рия
- Брита́нска импе́рия (Británska impérija)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Chinese Cantonese 大英帝國 /大英帝国
- 大英帝國 /大英帝国 (daai⁶ jing¹ dai³ gwok³)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Chinese Mandarin 大英帝國 /大英帝国
- 大英帝國 /大英帝国 (Dàyīng Dìguó)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Czech Britská říše, Britské impérium
- Britská říšeUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
- Britské impériumUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Danish det Britiske imperium
- det Britiske imperiumUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Estonian Briti impeerium
- Briti impeeriumUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Finnish Brittiläinen imperiumi
- Brittiläinen imperiumiUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
French Empire britannique
- Empire britanniqueUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
German Britisches Weltreich
- Britisches WeltreichUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Greek Βρετανική Αυτοκρατορία
- Βρετανική Αυτοκρατορία (Vretanikí Aftokratoría)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Hebrew האימפריה הבריטית
- האימפריה הבריטית (ha-imperyá ha-brítit)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Hindi ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य
- ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य (briṭiś sāmrājya)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Hungarian Brit Birodalom
- Brit BirodalomUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Icelandic Breska heimsveldið
- Breska heimsveldiðUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Indonesian Imperium Britania Raya
- Imperium Britania RayaUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Irish Impireacht na Breataine
- Impireacht na BreataineUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Italian Impero Britannico
- Impero BritannicoUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Japanese イギリス帝国, 大英帝国
- イギリス帝国 (Igirisu teikoku)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
- 大英帝国 (Daieiteikoku)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Korean 대영제국
- 대영제국 (Daeyeongjeguk)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Latvian Lielbritānijas impērija
- Lielbritānijas impērijaUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Lithuanian Britų imperija
- Britų imperijaUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Malay Empayar British
- Empayar BritishUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Norwegian Bokmål det Britiske imperiet
- det Britiske imperietUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Polish Imperium Brytyjskie
- Imperium BrytyjskieUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Portuguese Império Britânico
- Império BritânicoUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Romanian Imperiul Britanic
- Imperiul BritanicUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Russian Брита́нская импе́рия
- Брита́нская импе́рия (Británskaja impérija)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Slovak Britské impérium, Britská ríša
- Britské impériumUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
- Britská ríšaUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Spanish Imperio Británico
- Imperio BritánicoUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Swedish Brittiska imperiet
- Brittiska imperietUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Tagalog Imperyong Britaniko
- Imperyong BritanikoUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Tamil பிரித்தானியப் பேரரசு
- பிரித்தானியப் பேரரசு (pirittāṉiyap pēraracu)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Thai จักรวรรดิบริติช, จักรวรรดิอังกฤษ
- จักรวรรดิบริติช (jàk-grà-wàt-brì-dtít)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
- จักรวรรดิอังกฤษ (jàk-grà-wàt-ang-grìt)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Turkish Britanya İmparatorluğu
- Britanya İmparatorluğuUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Ukrainian Брита́нська імпе́рія
- Брита́нська імпе́рія (Brytánsʹka impérija)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Urdu سَلْطَنَت بَرْطَانِیَہ
- سَلْطَنَت بَرْطَانِیَہ (saltanat bartāniya)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Vietnamese Đế quốc Anh
- Đế quốc AnhUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Welsh Ymerodraeth Brydeinig
- Ymerodraeth BrydeinigUnited Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
Yiddish בריטישע אימפּעריע
- בריטישע אימפּעריע (britishe imperye)United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
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APA
British Empire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Empire
MLA
“British Empire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Empire. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “British Empire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/British%20Empire.
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