british empire

Noun british empire has 1 sense

• british empire(n = noun.location) - 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"
is a kind of geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region