| Pronunciation: | | ka'they
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[n] an archaic or literary name for China |
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CATHAY is a 6 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca*thay"\, n.
China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have
been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the
Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the
Khitans.)
Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay.
--Tennyson.
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