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Russian
Etymology
под- (pod-) + небеса́ (nebesá) + -ная (-naja). Literally, “(the country) under Heavens”; calque of Chinese 天下 (Tiānxià, “Under Heaven”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Поднебе́сная • (Podnebésnaja) f inan (genitive Поднебе́сной)
- (poetic or ironic) China, Celestial Empire (a country in East Asia)
- Synonym: Кита́й m (Kitáj)
Declension