| Definition of 'cathay' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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| Definition of 'cathay' |
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1. (noun) cathay
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.)
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| Definitions of 'cathay' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. cathay
the name given to China by mediæval writers, which it still bears in Central Asia.
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