English Explanatory Dictionary

Celestial Empire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Empire of China.

Word forms

Celestial Empire the Celestial Empire

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 天朝 (Tiāncháo).

Synonyms

Cathay China Empire of China

Derived words

celestial
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