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Celestial Empire

–noun
the former Chinese Empire.

Origin:
1815–25
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Celestial Empire  
An old name for China or the Chinese Empire.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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