EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

Meaning of EMPIRE STATE BUILDING in English

an office building in Manhattan (1), New York City, which for over 40 years after it was built (in 1931) was the tallest in the world. It is 1 250 feet (381 metres) high and has 102 floors.

See also King Kong .

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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — Steel-framed 102-story building designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates and completed in New York City in 1931. At a …
Английский словарь Британика
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — large landmark building in New York City which was built in 1930 and consists of 102 floors
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EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — steel-framed 102-story building completed in New York City in 1931. It rises to a height of 1,250 feet (381 m) …
Britannica English vocabulary
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — ˌEmpire ˈState ˌBuilding, the BrE AmE ( also ˌEmpire ˈState ) a famous very tall office building in New York …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — Steel-framed 102-story building designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates and completed in New York City in 1931. At a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — Эмпайр-Стейт-Билдинг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — Эмпайр-стейт-билдинг 102-этажный небоскреб [skyscraper], построенный в 1930-31 в г. Нью-Йорке на месте старого отеля "Уолдорф-Астория" [Waldorf-Astoria] и официально открытый 1 мая …
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING — Эмпайр-стейт-билдинг 102-этажный небоскреб [skyscraper], построенный в 1930-31 в г. Нью-Йорке на месте старого отеля "Уолдорф-Астория" [Waldorf-Astoria Hotel] и официально открытый …
STATE — I Political organization of society, or the body politic, or, more narrowly, the institutions of government. The state is distinguished …
Английский словарь Британика
EMPIRE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style British empire Byzantine Empire Empire State Building Empire …
Английский словарь Британика
BUILDING — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) building code building construction Chrysler Building Empire State Building high rise building {{link=Seagram Building">Seagram …
Английский словарь Британика
STATE — I. ˈstāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English stat, from Old French & Latin; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EMPIRE — I. ˈemˌpī(ə)r, -īə; sense 4 & empire II are more often (ˈ)äm|pi(ə)r or (ˈ)ȯm- or -iə noun ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EMPIRE — /em"puyeur/ ; for 8-10 also /om pear"/ , n. 1. a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUILDING — — buildingless , adj. /bil"ding/ , n. 1. a relatively permanent enclosed construction over a plot of land, having a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EMPIRE — adjective Etymology: French, from ( le premier ) Empire the first Empire of France Date: 1860 : of, relating to, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EMPIRE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French empire, empirie, from Latin imperium absolute authority, empire, from imperare to command — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EMPIRE — noun supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. 2. empire ·noun any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire …
Webster English vocab
BUILDING — noun the act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. 2. building ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of build. 3. building ·noun the art …
Webster English vocab
EMPIRE — ■ noun 1》 an extensive group of states ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EMPIRE — [em.pire] n [ME, fr. OF empire, empirie, fr. L imperium absolute authority, empire, fr. imperare] (14c) 1 a (1): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STATE — political organization of society, or the body politic, or, more narrowly, the institutions of government. The state is a form …
Britannica English vocabulary
EMPIRE — empire, E~ BrE AmE ˈemp a ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈemp aɪ ə r ▷ empire|s z ▶ ˌ Empire ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BUILDING — building BrE AmE ˈbɪld ɪŋ ▷ building|s z ▶ ˈ building block BrE AmE ▶ ˈ building so ˌ ciety …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STATE — / steɪt; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun CONDITION OF SB / STH 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EMPIRE — / ˈempaɪə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a group of countries or states that are controlled by one ruler or government …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUILDING — / ˈbɪldɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a structure such as a house or school that has a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STATE — I. state 1 S1 W2 /steɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: estat , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EMPIRE — I. Empire, the 1 BrE AmE the British Empire II. Empire 2 BrE AmE adjective relating to the British Empire: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EMPIRE — em ‧ pire W3 /ˈempaɪə $ -paɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUILDING — build ‧ ing S1 W1 /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ build , ↑ builder , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STATE — n. & v. --n. 1 the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EMPIRE — n. 1 an extensive group of States or countries under a single supreme authority, esp. an emperor. 2 a supreme …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STATE — n. & v. n. 1 the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EMPIRE — n. 1 an extensive group of States or countries under a single supreme authority, esp. an emperor. 2 a supreme …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUILDING — n. 1 a permanent fixed structure forming an enclosure and providing protection from the elements etc. (e.g. a house, school, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STATE — n. & v. --n. 1. the existing condition or position of a person or thing (in a bad state of …
Oxford English vocab
EMPIRE — n.1 an extensive group of States or countries under a single supreme authority, esp. an emperor. 2 a supreme dominion. …
Oxford English vocab
BUILDING — n.1 a permanent fixed structure forming an enclosure and providing protection from the elements etc. (e.g. a house, school, factory, …
Oxford English vocab
STATE — ( states, stating, stated) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EMPIRE — ( empires) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An empire is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STATE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EMPIRE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE colonial ▪ War and cold war had some progressive effects with the colonial empires …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUILDING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a building programme ▪ We will continue with our hospital building programme. a building/construction boom …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EMPIRE — [noun] [C] - a group of countries ruled by a single person, government or countrythe Holy Roman Empire(figurative) In the …
Cambridge English vocab
BUILDING — [noun] - a structure with walls and a roof such as a house or factory, or the business of making …
Cambridge English vocab
STATE — n. Islamic State of Afghanistan State of Brunei Darussalam Gosudarstvennaya Duma State Assembly State of Eritrea State of Israel State …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EMPIRE — n. Austro Hungarian Empire Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style British empire Byzantine Empire Empire State Building Empire style Ghana …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BUILDING — n. House of Building building code building construction Chrysler Building Empire State Building high rise building Seagram Building
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EMPIRE — noun 1 group of countries ADJECTIVE ▪ big , great , large , mighty , vast ▪ powerful ▪ far-flung …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUILDING — noun 1 house, church, school, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ big , high-rise , huge , large , massive , tall , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BUILDING — INDEX: 1. to build something 2. the process of building houses, roads etc 3. the design of buildings 4. a …
Longman Activator English vocab
EMPIRE — n. 25B6; noun the Ottoman Empire : KINGDOM, realm, domain, territory; commonwealth; power, world power, superpower. See list. a worldwide …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EMPIRE — Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game written by Peter Langston many years ago. A number …
Jargon File English vocabulary
EMPIRE — A form of conglomerate state encompassing a geographical area or set of areas containing diverse peoples or ethnic groups and …
English Glossary of Political Economy Terms
STATE — I 1. сущ. 1) состояние, положение in a good state of repair ≈ требующий починки in a highly nervous state …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EMPIRE — империя - the E. (историческое) Британская империя; Священная Римская империя; Первая империя (во Франции) - Lower * Восточная Римская империя, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUILDING — сущ. 1) здание, постройка; сооружение, строение, стройка to build, erect, put up ≈ построить здание to renovate a building ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STATE — state.ogg _I 1. steıt n 1. тк. sing состояние, положение normal alarming, bad, desperate, hopeless state - нормальное тревожное, плохое, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EMPIRE — n (стиль) ампир Empire furniture - мебель в стиле ампир Empire gown - платье с высокой талией
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUILDING — n 1. здание, строение, постройка, сооружение building density - архит. плотность застройки building engineer - инженер-строитель, прораб building construction - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STATE — 1) состояние 2) положение 3) режим (работы) 4) (энергетический) уровень; (энергетическое) состояние 5) утверждать; формулировать 6) корректурный оттиск с гравюры …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BUILDING — 1) здание; строение; постройка; дом 2) строительство, сооружение 3) сборка; монтаж 4) резин. клейка; конфекция • - abutting buildings - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STATE — 1) состояние 2) положение 3) режим (работы) 4) (энергетический) уровень; (энергетическое) состояние 5) утверждать; формулировать 6) корректурный оттиск с гравюры • state as received — 1. в …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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