SECOND EMPIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Second Empire mean? 

• SECOND EMPIRE (noun)
  The noun SECOND EMPIRE has 1 sense:

1. the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870

  Familiarity information: SECOND EMPIRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECOND EMPIRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Second Empire" is a kind of...):

empire (a monarchy with an emperor as head of state)