British Empire (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 15
def a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control
def reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I
def it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana
def British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
examples the sun never sets on the British Empire
Outgoing links
Instance Hypernym geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Member meronym British West Indies; Canada; Australia, Commonwealth of Australia; British Isles; British East Africa; British West Africa; India, Republic of India, Bharat; Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, British Guiana; New Zealand
Incoming links
Instance Hyponym geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Member holonym British West Indies; Canada; Australia, Commonwealth of Australia; British Isles; British East Africa; British West Africa; India, Republic of India, Bharat; Guyana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, British Guiana; New Zealand

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