キタイ — meaning in English
kitai
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English meaning
- cathay name 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.
Senses
キタイ is used for these senses in English:
- Cathay (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.
- Khitan (historical) Of or pertaining to the Khitan people, language or scripts.
cathay — full definition
- name 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.
- name A settlement in North Dakota.
- name Ellipsis of Cathay Pacific.