Celestial

== English == === Alternative forms === celestial === Etymology 1 === From the Celestial Empire, a colloquialism for the Chinese Empire / Empire of China / Imperial China. ==== Noun ==== Celestial (plural Celestials) (historical) a person from the Celestial Empire (usually associated with the period of the Qing Dynasty) ===== Synonyms ===== Chinese Chinaman Qing (when referring to Qing China) Ching (when referring to the Qing Empire) Ch'ing (when referring to the Qing Dynasty) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === After the name Celestial City. ==== Adjective ==== Celestial (comparative more Celestial, superlative most Celestial) (poetic) Coming from or having to do with Fredericton, New Brunswick. === Anagrams === cistellae == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Celestial, from celestial. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /selestiˈal/ [sɛ.lɛsˈt͡ʃal] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /selestiˈal/ [sɛ.lɛsˈt̪jal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: Ce‧les‧ti‧al Homophone: selestiyal === Proper noun === Celestiál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔) a surname from Spanish ==== Related terms ====