British Empire
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British Empire
proper noun the British Empire
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The United Kingdom and its overseas dependencies and colonies.
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.
Similar: Empire
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name United Kingdom and its colonial empire(s)
| Español | Imperio Británico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대영제국 Daeyeongjeguk |
| 日本語 | イギリス帝国 Igirisu teikoku, 大英帝国 Daieiteikoku |
| 中文 | 大英帝國 /大英帝国 Dàyīng Dìguó |
| हिन्दी | ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य briṭiś sāmrājya |
| Português | Império Britânico |
| Français | Empire britannique |
| Deutsch | Britisches Weltreich |
| Italiano | Impero Britannico |
| Ελληνικά | Βρετανική Αυτοκρατορία Vretanikí Aftokratoría |
| Română | Imperiul Britanic |
| Русский | Брита́нская импе́рия Británskaja impérija |
| Tiếng Việt | Đế quốc Anh |
| العربية | الإِمْبَرَاطُورِيّة الْبَرِيطَانِيَّة al-ʔimbarāṭūriyya l-barīṭāniyya |
| עברית | האימפריה הבריטית ha-imperyá ha-brítit |
Talk about this word "British Empire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/british%20empire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. British Empire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/british%20empire "British Empire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/british%20empire.Cite this
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title = {British Empire},
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