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Nouns (5)

Empire

n. an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

empire

n. a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

empire

n. a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"

empire

n. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

conglomerate

n. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

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Fuzzynyms (18)

territory, district, populated area

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

kingdom

n. a country with a king as head of state

dependency

n. dependent state, part of a nation

terrain

n. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

turf

n. range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"

turf

n. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

commonwealth

n. the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

combine, trust, cartel

n. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"

conference, league

n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

alignment, alliance, coalition, alinement

n. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

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