Поднебесная

Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-) + небеса́ (nebesá) + -ная (-naja), literally “(the country) under Heavens”, calque of Chinese 天下 (Tiānxià, Under Heaven).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pədʲnʲɪˈbʲesnəjə]

Proper noun

Поднебе́сная • (Podnebésnaja) f inan (genitive Поднебе́сной)

  1. (poetic or ironic) China, Celestial Empire (a country in East Asia)
    Synonym: Кита́й m (Kitáj)

Declension

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