Celestial

nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

Coming from or having to do with Fredericton, New Brunswick.

noun

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historicala person from the Celestial Empire (usually associated with the period of the Qing Dynasty)
However, with true Celestial pertinacity, `John' has stuck to his work.
Kharbin[…] It is quite a modern Russian town having been founded in 1899 as a centre for the administration of the East China Railyway and the civil and military control of Manchuria. The Celestials call it Ha-êrh-pin. The city was officially opened to international trade on the 14th January 1907, in accordance with the terms of the Chino-Japanese treaty of the 22nd December 1905.
The Celestial was a smart old coot, too. I recall a cowboy who had a violent toothache, went in to try and fool him and told ‘Doc’ Hay he was plenty sick, […]

Etymology

From the Celestial Empire, a colloquialism for the Chinese Empire / Empire of China / Imperial China.

adjective

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Coming from or having to do with Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Etymology

After the name Celestial City.

Forms

plural: Celestials
comparative: more Celestial
superlative: most Celestial

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Celestial · Coming from or having to do with Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Celia · A female given name from Latin.Celine · A female given name from Latin.cell · A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

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