an archaic or literary name for the Chinese Empire
Celestial Empire in American English
Chinese Empire
Word origin
transl. of a former Chin name for China
Celestial Empire in American English
noun
the former Chinese Empire
Word origin
[1815–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, aggressive, heuristic, pullout, reamer