Definitions

British Empire

NOUN

british commonwealth of nations

Synonyms

WEAK

Britain Commonwealth of Nations England United Kingdom perfidious Albion the Commonwealth

Example Sentences

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In 2004, she was made a Dame of the British Empire.

From BBC

A number of people have become Medallists of the Order of the British Empire – known as BEM – for services to their local communities.

From BBC

The family history is enmeshed with the British Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Old Filth himself is a retired judge looking back on life, with recollections of the British Empire in better days.

From The Wall Street Journal

Welsh was not an institutionalised or official language so it wasn't considered a suitable medium for education during the Victorian heyday of the British Empire.

From BBC