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Empire vs Edifice - What's the difference?

empire | edifice |

As a verb empire

is .

As a noun edifice is

building, structure.

empire

English

(wikipedia empire)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
  • A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
  • A state ruled by an emperor.
  • An expansive and wealthy corporation.
    • the McDonald's fast food empire

    Related terms

    * emperor * imperial * imperium

    Derived terms

    * American Empire * British Empire * First French Empire * German Empire * Holy Roman Empire * Portuguese Empire * Roman Empire * Second French Empire * Spanish Empire * empirehood * global empire * colonial empire

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    edifice

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially an imposing one; a large or fine building, public or private.
  • An abstract structure; a school of thought.
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    • Related terms

    * edificant * edification * edificator * edificatory * edificial * edifier * edify * edifyingly * edifyingness

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