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Поднебе́сная

nounfeminineuncountablevery rarely used (#52369)
  • 1.

    China, the Celestial Empire, the Middle Kingdom

    Он не́сколько лет прожи́л в Поднебе́сной.

    He lived in the Middle Kingdom for several years.

    Traditional and often slightly playful name for China.

  • 2.

    (rarethe world, the universe, everything under heaven

    Нет ничего́ ве́чного в Поднебе́сной.

    There is nothing eternal in this world.

    Poetic and elevated.

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Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

singularplural
nom.nominative

gen.genitive

dat.dative

acc.accusative

inst.instrumental

prep.prepositional

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  • Iron edited translation 23 hours ago.
  • anonymous edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics and declension 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type and stress 6 years ago.