(ていこく)

ていこく
noun
empire
politicshistory
1. empire
A state ruled by an emperor, or a large and powerful political entity. Used both for historical empires and figuratively for powerful organizations or business conglomerates.
ローマ帝国(ていこく)広大(こうだい)だった。
The Roman Empire was vast.
(だい)日本(にほん)帝国(ていこく)1947(ねん)日本国(にほんこく)なった
The Empire of Japan became the State of Japan in 1947.
He is known as a businessman who built a massive business empire in a single generation.

Common patterns

(てい) (emperor) + (こく) (country, nation).

Usage

帝国(ていこく) is used in historical contexts for actual empires (ローマ帝国(ていこく), 大英(だいえい)帝国(ていこく), オスマン帝国(ていこく)) and figuratively for powerful organizations or business conglomerates (ビジネス帝国(ていこく), メディア帝国(ていこく)). The related term 帝国(ていこく)主義(しゅぎ) means imperialism.

Common collocations