Chinese Empire

American  

noun

1. China under the rule of various imperial dynasties, including China proper and other domains, as Manchuria, Mongolia, Sinkiang, and Tibet: replaced by a republic in January, 1912.

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Chinese Empire British  

noun

1. China as ruled by the emperors until the establishment of the republic in 1911–12

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Etymology

Origin of Chinese Empire

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The main targets of this campaign have been the Turkic-speaking Uighurs, who are concentrated on China’s northwestern frontier in Xinjiang, a late and reluctant annexation to the Chinese Empire in the 18th century.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

Far beyond Persia was the Chinese Empire, already thousands of years old.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Communist fraternity between Beijing and Hanoi has not erased the fact that the Chinese Empire ruled Vietnam for a millennium.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2018

Traditionally, the Chinese Empire saw itself as the center of civilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2013

In that most charming and humorous book, The Chinese Empire, written by Abbé Huc, he describes a scene that seems incredible, but which is a true portrait of what frequently takes place throughout the country.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)