"Reich der Mitte" meaning in German

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Proper name

Audio: De-Reich der Mitte.ogg , De-Reich der Mitte2.ogg Forms: das Reich der Mitte [canonical, neuter], des Reichs der Mitte [definite, genitive], des Reiches der Mitte [definite, genitive]
Etymology: Literally, “realm of the center”, a calque of Chinese 中國 /中国 (Zhōngguó). Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|realm of the center}} “realm of the center”, {{lit|realm of the center}} Literally, “realm of the center”, {{calque|de|zh|中國|nocap=1}} calque of Chinese 中國 /中国 (Zhōngguó) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|Reich<n,s:es.article> der Mitte}} das Reich der Mitte n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Reichs der Mitte or des Reiches der Mitte)
  1. (higher register or journalistic) the Middle Kingdom (China) Tags: definite, proper-noun, strong, usually Related terms: Mittleres Reich (english: Middle Kingdom of Ancient Engypt)
    Sense id: en-Reich_der_Mitte-de-name-27fuoiGh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, China
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