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Celestial Empire

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An old name for China or the Chinese Empire.

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  • proper noun obsolete Empire of China

Etymologies

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From the term Son of Heaven used to describe the Emperor of China, extended to cover his empire.

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