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Dictionary entry overview: What does British Empire mean?
• BRITISH EMPIRE (noun)
The noun BRITISH EMPIRE has 1 sense:
1. formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I
Familiarity information: BRITISH EMPIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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Formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I
Nouns denoting spatial position
the sun never sets on the British Empire
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