powerful empire

collocation in English

meaningsofpowerfulandempire

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powerful
adjective
uk
/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
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empire
noun[C]
uk
/ˈem.paɪər/us
/ˈem.paɪr/
a group of countries ruled by a single person, government, ...
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(Definition ofpowerfulandempirefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the other, it presented a picture of a vigorous andpowerfulempire.
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Kublai used his base to build apowerfulempire, creating an academy, offices, trade ports and canals, and sponsoring arts and science.
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The objective of the game is to have apowerfulempireout of small villages either by the player or with the help of allies.
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The goal is to become and remain the mostpowerfulempire.
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The progress in agrarian activities paved the way for the establishment of powerful empires and trade centres.
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Captives demonstrates the timeless way in which militarily powerful empires can be reduced to vulnerability by preying upon their citizens.
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The player starts with a star system under their control and the purpose of the game is to create the mostpowerfulempirein the galaxy.
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There, there had been great previous civilizations of very high culture, enormously powerful empires, and the traditions of rule were strongly in existence before we ever went there.
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The long and futile war bankrupted one of the most powerful empires in the world.
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However, the remains of his massive empire would carve out three of the world's most powerful empires to pick up the ruins.
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It is inhabited by dinosaurs and was at the dawn of time one of the most powerful empires, ruled by the sarrukh.
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