- empire - the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
--1 is a kind of domain, demesne, land
--1 has particulars:Roman Empire; Egyptian Empire, Egypt; Persia, Persian Empire; Russia; Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire - empire - a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"
--2 is a kind of government, authorities, regime
- empire - a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
--3 is a kind of monarchy
--3 has particulars: Mogul empire; Second Empire- conglomerate, empire - a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization
--4 is a kind of corporation, corp
--4 has particulars: publishing conglomerate, publishing empire- Empire - an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple
--5 is a kind of eating apple, dessert apple
- empire - a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"