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< Medieval Latin Cat(h)aya < Turkic; compare Tatar Kïtai
< Medieval Latin Cat(h)aya < Turkic; compare Tatar Kïtai
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Cathay
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| Cathay (kæˈθeɪ) | |
| —n | |
| a literary or archaic name for China | |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin Cataya, of Turkic origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
Cathay
1565, poetic name for "China," from M.L. Cataya, from Turk. Khitay, from Uighur Khitai, name of a Tatar dynasty that ruled Beijing 936-1122.
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