Chinese Empire

noun

1. China under the rule of various imperial dynasties, including China proper and other domains, as Manchuria, Mongolia, Sinkiang, and Tibet: replaced by a republic in January, 1912.

Chinese Empire

noun

1. China as ruled by the emperors until the establishment of the republic in 1911–12

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chinese Empire¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The dragon was worshipped by many ancient nations and is still today the emblem of the Chinese Empire.

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Saw a Mongol with pigtail at one of the stations, which showed that we were approaching the borders of the Chinese Empire.

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It has been conquered and held by China, and is still reckoned by its inhabitants as part of the Chinese Empire.

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For more than one hundred years they had formed the sole residence of foreigners within the limits of the vast Chinese Empire.

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In the years immediately following the war with Russia, her agents swarmed over the Chinese Empire.

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