Definition of british empire British empire
Brit•ish Em•pire
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| british empire - a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand; "the sun never sets on the British Empire" | ||
| british west indies the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad | ||
| canada a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world" | ||
| commonwealth of australia, australia a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony | ||
| british isles Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic | ||
| british east africa the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar | ||
| british west africa the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast | ||
| bharat, india, republic of india a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | ||
| british guiana, co-operative republic of guyana, guyana a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 | ||
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- The British Empire was a global power that contained territories owned by the United Kingdom. The empire was the largest empire in history, and at peak controlled one quarter of the world's surface. Over 500 million were brought under the control of the crown. Today, most of its members are in the Commonwealth of Nations. The most famous part of the British Empire was the East India Trading Company, which started out as a small business before becoming a very large trading company which many people depended on.
