Proper noun
the Middle Kingdom
(literary) China.
the Middle Kingdom
(historical) Egypt from the time of its reunification under Mentuhotep II in the 11th Dynasty (ending the First Intermediate Period) to its disintegration during the 13th Dynasty and the beginning of the Second Intermediate Period.
After conquering the Ming, the Qing identified their state as "China" (中國, Zhongguo; "Middle Kingdom"), and referred to it as "Dulimbai Gurun" in Manchu. Source: Internet
By the early Middle Kingdom (c. 2055–1650 BCE), non-royal Egyptians believed that they, too, could overcome death as Osiris had, by worshipping him and receiving the funerary rites that were partly based on his myth. Source: Internet
Finally, the Zhou government encouraged settlers to move into the Yangtze River valley, thus creating the Chinese Middle Kingdom. Source: Internet
For example, the Middle Kingdom suspended beef imports “on a technicality” and placed a mammoth 80.5 percent tariff on barley, killing trade of the grain between the two nations and causing Australia to lose around $308.5 million in the process. Source: Internet
Contrasting with the public "theatrical" ceremonies sourced from the I-Kher-Nefert stele (from the Middle Kingdom), more esoteric ceremonies were performed inside the temples by priests witnessed only by chosen initiates. Source: Internet
By the beginning of the Middle Kingdom period, / / and / / had merged, and the graphemes s and z were used interchangeably. Source: Internet