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Celestial Empire

noun

  1. the former Chinese Empire.


Celestial Empire

noun

  1. an archaic or literary name for the Chinese Empire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Celestial Empire1

First recorded in 1815–25

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