Meaning of British Empire | Babel Free

Definitions

The United Kingdom and its overseas dependencies and colonies.

historical

Equivalents

Examples

“Violence and racism were the reality of the colonial experience and no wonder that the sun never set on the British Empire because even God couldn't trust the English in the dark.”

“Two hundred and forty years have passed since the 1781 Yorktown Campaign, a campaign that was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and forced the British Empire to reach concessions with the 13 Colonies.”

“In 1920, the British Empire covered over a quarter of the Earth's surface area.”

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