"Empire" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɑ̃ˈpiːɐ/ Audio: De-Empire.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Empire2.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Empires [genitive]
Etymology: From French empire. Etymology templates: {{der|de|fr|empire}} French empire Head templates: {{de-noun|n|Empires|-}} Empire n (genitive Empires, no plural)
  1. (French) empire (of Napoleon I or Napoleon III) Tags: French, neuter, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Empire-de-noun-OJqVrInE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. (attributively) Empire (style of clothing, furniture etc.) Tags: attributive, neuter, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Empire-de-noun-9Zp-lWwp
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
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      "tags": [
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