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American Empire

American Empire proper noun: the United States of America together with its allies, viewed as having the qualities characteristic of an empire.

Proper noun

American Empire

  1. The United States of America together with its allies, viewed as having the qualities characteristic of an empire.
    • The one thing that Noam Chomsky and Paul Wolfowitz might agree upon is the reality of an American Empire.2005, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., “The American Empire? Not so Fast”, in World Policy Journal, volume 22, number 1, page 43
  2. A French-inspired neoclassical style of American furniture and decoration originating from the Empire style introduced during the First French Empire period under Napoleon's rule.
    • It need not be so true to style as the furniture intended for a more pretentious house, and the mahogany American Empire furniture, so popular about 1820, will become a farmhouse dwelling.1912 August, Harry Martin Yeomans, “The decoration of remodeled farmhouses”, in American Homes and Gardens, volume 9, page 294

Questions about American Empire

What does American Empire mean?
American Empire means the United States of America together with its allies, viewed as having the qualities characteristic of an empire.
What part of speech is American Empire?
American Empire is a proper noun.

Words near American Empire in the dictionary

  1. American dun-bars
  2. American eagle
  3. American eagles
  4. American elm
  5. American elms
  6. American Empire
  7. American English
  8. American Eskimo Dog
  9. American Eskimo Dogs
  10. American Falls
  11. American feverfew

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