Celestial Empire
the former Chinese Empire.
Origin of Celestial Empire
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How to use Celestial Empire in a sentence
Civilization has hunted them out of the Celestial Empire, but they are met with in Tartary, even in extremely cold latitudes.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginAs we are now at peace with the Celestial Empire, our mediation may be made available to terminate the contest.
He pursued it ten years, merely as a study of the race, intending to write a grand poem on the Celestial Empire.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave FlaubertI will escort you to the Celestial Empire; I have no very clear idea what road we must take; but, no matter!
The Bath Keepers, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume VII) | Charles Paul de KockIt was a large sheet having a broad border, on two sides of which was the figure of a Dragon (the symbol of the Celestial Empire).
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 | William C. Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for Celestial Empire
an archaic or literary name for the Chinese Empire
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