Bend vs Empire

Bend

• A census-designated place in Tehama County, California, United States. 

• A ghost town and former railway community in central British Columbia, Canada. Named after a 90-degree curve in the railway line. 

• An unincorporated community in Maries County, Missouri, United States. 

• An unincorporated community in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. 

• An unincorporated community in Lampasas County and San Saba County, Texas, United States. 

• A city, the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. 

• A surname. 

Empire

• A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States. 

• A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. 

• Following or imitating a style popular during the First French Empire (1804–1814). 

• Having the waistline just below the bust; featuring an empire waist.