| 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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