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WESTERN EMPIRE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476
Synonyms:
Western Empire; Western Roman Empire
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Western Empire" is a part of...):
Roman Empire (an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome)