Cathay
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /kæˈθeɪ/
Proper noun
  1. (archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.
  2. A settlement in North Dakota.
Translations
  • French: Cathay
  • Italian: Catai
  • Portuguese: Catai, Cathay
  • Russian: Кита́й
  • Spanish: Catay



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