An empire is a group of states or peoples under centralized rule.
Empire may also refer to:
Buildings
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Empire (skyscraper), formerly the Imperia Tower, a complex in Moscow, Russia
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Empire, Colombo, a residential complex in Sri Lanka
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Empire State Building, a skyscraper in New York City
Places in the United States
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Empire, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama
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Empire, Arkansas
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Empire, California, in Stanislaus County
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Empire, Colorado
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Empire, Georgia
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Empire, Kentucky
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Empire, Louisiana
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Empire, Michigan
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Empire, Missouri
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Empire, Nevada
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Empire, Ormsby County, Nevada
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Empire, Ohio
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Empire, Oregon
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Empire, Wisconsin
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Empire, Wyoming
Arts, entertainment, and media
Comics and graphic novels
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Empire (comics), a 2000 DC Comics miniseries
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Empire (graphic novel), by Samuel R. Delany and Howard Chaykin
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Empyre, a 2020 Marvel Comics miniseries
Films
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Empire (1965 film), by Andy Warhol
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Empire (1986 film), by Alexander Sokurov
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Empire (2002 film), starring John Leguizamo
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Empire (2023 film), by Frederikke Aspöck
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The Empire (film), by Bruno Dumont
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The Empire Strikes Back, a 1980 film referred to as "Empire" by the Star Wars community
Gaming
Computer and video games
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Empire (1972 video game), a 1972 4X wargame
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Empire (1977 video game), a 1977–2004 series of turn-based strategy games invented by Walter Bright
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, video game developed by Walter Bright and published by Interstel Corporation in 1987
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Empire (PLATO), a 1973 space battle game for the PLATO system
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Empire, a 1980s strategy game for the BBC Micro
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Empire, or Empire: Alpha Complex, the working titles for the Xbox Live Arcade game Shadow Complex
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Empire!, a 1986 space trading and combat video game
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, a 2009 strategy computer game
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, a 2003 computer game in the Empire Earth series
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The Empire, a video game trilogy ( I: World Builders, II: Interstellar Sharks, III: Armageddon), developed by David Mullich
Other games
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Empire LRP, a large UK fest game run by Profound Decisions
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The Empire ( Warhammer)
Literature
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Empire (Card novel), 2006 novel by Orson Scott Card
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Empire (Hardt and Negri book), a 2000 book about imperialism by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri
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Empire (H. Beam Piper book), 1981 short story collection by H. Beam Piper
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Empire (Saylor novel), by Steven Saylor
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Empire (Vidal novel), a 1987 Narratives of Empire novel by Gore Vidal
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Empire (graphic novel), a 1978 graphic novel by Samuel R. Delany
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Empire, a The Legend of Sigmar book by Graham McNeill
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Empire, a Galaxy Science Fiction Novel by Clifford D. Simak
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Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, a book by Niall Ferguson
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Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British, a book by Jeremy Paxman
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Empire Trilogy, a fantasy series by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
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Galactic Empire series, a sci-fi series by Isaac Asimov
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The Empire (play), by DC Moore
Music
Groups
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Empire (band), a British-German metal band
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Empire (English band)
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Empire (Japanese group), a Japanese idol group
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Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), an emo group
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Empires (band), an American rock group
Albums
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Empire (Circle album), 2004, or the title song
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Empire (Scott Colley album), 2010
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Empire (Frankie DeCarlos album), 2011
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Empire (EP), by The Word Alive, 2009
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Empire (Kasabian album), 2006
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Empire (Madball album), 2010, or the title song
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Empire (Derek Minor album), 2015 album by American artist Derek Minor
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Empire (Queensrÿche album), 1990
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Empire (Super8 & Tab album), 2010
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Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood, 2015 album by American rapper Master P
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Empires (Animosity album), 2005, or the title song
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Empires (Hillsong United album), 2015, or the title song
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Empires (Jimi Jamison album), 1999
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Empires (VNV Nation album), 1999
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The Empire (album), by Vader, 2016
Songs
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"Empire" (Kasabian song), 2006
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"Empire" (Queensrÿche song), 1990
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"Empire" (Shakira song), 2014
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"Empire", a song by Asking Alexandria on the album Asking Alexandria
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"Empire", a song by August Burns Red on the album Leveler
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"Empire", a song by Bomb the Bass
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"Empire", a song by Boysetsfire on the album
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"Empire (Let Them Sing)", a song by Bring Me the Horizon on the album Sempiternal
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"Empire", a song by David Byrne on the album Grown Backwards
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"Empire", a song by Chimaira on the album Resurrection
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"Empire", a song by Fear Factory on the album Transgression
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"Empire", a song by Ella Henderson on the album Chapter One
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"Empire", a song by Hybrid on the album Disappear Here
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"Empire", a song by In Strict Confidence on the album Face the Fear
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"Empire", a song by Mac on the album Shell Shocked
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"Empire", a song by Machinae Supremacy on the album Redeemer
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"Empire", a song by Of Monsters and Men on the album Beneath the Skin
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"Empire", a song by Pete Philly and Perquisite on the album Mystery Repeats
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"Empire", a song by Serenity on the album Lionheart
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"Empire", a song by Superheist on the album Identical Remote Controlled Reactions
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"Empire", a song by The Black Angels on the album Passover
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"Empire", a song by Trampled by Turtles on the album Duluth
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"Empire", a song by Dar Williams on the album My Better Self
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"Empires", a song by 10 Years on the album The Autumn Effect
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"Empires", a song by Chicane on the album Easy to Assemble
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"Empires", a song by the Smashing Pumpkins on the album
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"Empires", a song by Snog
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"Empires", a song by Trenches on the album Reckoner
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"Empires (Bring Me Men)", a 2002 song by Lamya on the album Learning from Falling
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"Empires" (Alicja Szemplińska song), the Polish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Periodicals
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Empire (film magazine), a British film magazine
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Empire (newspaper), an Australian newspaper
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Empire News, an 1884–1960 British newspaper
Television
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Empire (1962 TV series), a Western series
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Empire (1984 TV series), a sitcom
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Empire (2005 TV series), a historical drama series
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Empire (2006 TV series), a current-events series
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Empire (2012 TV series), a documentary series
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Empire (2015 TV series), a music industry drama series
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"Empire" ( Law & Order), a 1999 episode of the police/legal drama series
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The Empire (Indian TV series), a 2021 historical drama centered on the Mughal Empire
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The Empire (South Korean TV series), a 2022 drama series
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"Empire", a Series E episode of the television series QI (2007)
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
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Empire (show), a contemporary circus show that debuted in New York City
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Galactic Empire ( Star Wars), a fictional autocracy in the Star Wars franchise
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Empire (podcast), a British podcast
Brands and enterprises
Airlines
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Empire Airlines (1976–1985), a defunct American airline
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Empire Airlines, an American airline
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Empire Air Lines, an American airline that operated in the 1940s
Motor vehicles
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Empire (1901 automobile), an American automobile manufactured 1901–1902
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Empire (1910 automobile), an American automobile manufactured 1910–1919
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Dial EV Empire, a Chinese automobile
Other brands and enterprises
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Empire Company, a Canadian holding company
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Empire Theatres, the second-largest movie theatre chain in Canada and a subsidiary of the above company
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Empire Distribution, an American distribution company and record label
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Empire Interactive, a video game publisher
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Empire Records (disambiguation), any of several record labels
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Empire Theatre (41st Street), a Broadway theatre that was prominent in the first half of the twentieth century
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Empire Today, an American home furnishing company
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Moss Empires music hall theatres, and now cinemas as well, originally including:
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O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Empire Cinemas, a British cinema chain, or any of its theatres
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Empire, Leicester Square, a central London cinema owned by Empire Cinemas
Plants and animals
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Empire (apple), a cultivar of apple
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Empire (biology), a taxonomic rank of organisms
Transportation
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, ships prefixed Empire - many ships operated by the British Government
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Short Empire, a pre-WWII flying boat
Sports
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Atlanta Empire, an American women's gridiron football team
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Empire Cricket Club, Barbados
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Empire Games, a sporting festival now known as the Commonwealth Games
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The Empire (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling stable, formed in 2020 in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Other uses
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Empire (program), a computer software for molecular orbital calculations
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Empire High School, Tucson, Arizona
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Empire silhouette, a style of women's fashion
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Empire style, a design movement
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Project EMPIRE, a design-study for a human mission to Mars
See also
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Emperor (disambiguation)
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Empire City (disambiguation)
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Empire series (disambiguation)
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Empire State (disambiguation)
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Empire Township (disambiguation)
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Inland Empire (disambiguation)
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Imperium (disambiguation)
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New Empire (disambiguation)