Empire and Zone

Empire

Empire noun - A group of businesses or enterprises under one control.

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Zone and empire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Zone" instead a noun "Empire".

Zone noun - A broad geographical area.

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Empire and zone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empire" instead a noun "Zone".

Nearby Words: zoned, zoning, zonal

good	good empire	good zone
original	original empire	original zone
single	single empire	single zone
small	small empire	small zone
Other adjectives: actual, entire, massive, large, big, huge, hostile, main, secret, new, major, former, final, last, local, eponymous.

Big Dumb Object: It's briefly mentioned that the Radch only strictly refers to a Dyson Sphere at the center of the empire and everything else is just a buffer zone to keep it safe.

Source: Literature / Ancillary Justice
The area of space between the Tau Empire and the Farsight Enclaves is actually known to the Tau as the Forbidden Zone.

Source: Forbidden Zone
He's not evil, exactly, but he does oversee the aggressive militaristic expansion of his multi-system empire to create a buffer zone for the Dyson's Sphere at its center and he has no problem with turning people into meat puppets for his ships' AIs.

Source: The Emperor

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