western empire

1. 1.

   the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476

   SynonymsWestern Roman Empire

   Broadergeographical area

   Part ofRoman Empire

Questions about western empire

What does western empire mean?

western empire means "the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476".

What is another word for western empire?

Close synonyms include Western Roman Empire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is western empire a common word?

western empire is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.