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Greater China (империя; в самом широком смысле Vadim Rouminsky); Celestial Empire (old name for China Alexander Demidov); Celestial Kingdom (Tianchao Daguo (wiki) Alexander Demidov); Middle Kingdom (The Middle Kingdom, a.k.a. China (traditional translation of its Chinese name, Zhōngguó). WK. 1. Also called Middle Empire. the period in the history of ancient Egypt, c2000-1785 B.C., comprising the 11th to 14th dynasties. Cf. New Kingdom, Old Kingdom. 2. Hist. a. the 18 inner provinces of China, taken collectively. b. (loosely) China. 3. the Chinese Empire: originally so called from its supposed location in the center of the earth. RHWD Alexander Demidov) |
