Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 大英帝國 (“the British Empire”).
(This term is the simplified form of 大英帝國).
Notes:

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
えい
Grade: 4
てい
Grade: S
こく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
大英帝國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(dai, great) +‎ (ei, Britain) +‎ 帝国 (teikoku, empire)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) いえーてーこく [dàíéé téꜜèkòkù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [da̠ie̞ː te̞ːko̞kɯ̟]

Proper noun

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(だい)(えい)(てい)(こく) (Daiei Teikoku

  1. (historical) the British Empire[2]

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 大英帝国 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ 大英帝国”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014