- Cathay
- geographical name china — an old name
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Cathay
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Cathay — is the Anglicized version of Catai and an alternative name for China in English. Catai was originally the name used for northern China during Marco Polo s time (he referred to southern China as Manji ). Catai itself derives from the word Khitan… … Wikipedia
Cathay — ou Catai était l ancien nom donné à la Chine en Asie occidentale et en Europe. Il fut popularisé en Occident par Marco Polo qui désigna sous ce nom la Chine du Nord dans son Livre des Merveilles. C est une transcription du nom Kitai ou Khitans,… … Wikipédia en Français
Cathay — Cathay, auch Cataya, Cathaia, Kathai oder Kitai und ähnlich, ist der alte, von Marco Polo in seinem Buch verwendete Name für China, insbesondere Nordchina. Die Bezeichnung leitet sich vom Reich der Kitan ab. Heute wird er als Namensbestandteil… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cathay — Cathay, ND U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 56 Housing Units (2000): 37 Land area (2000): 0.183090 sq. miles (0.474200 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003658 sq. miles (0.009474 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.186748 sq. miles (0.483674 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cathay, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 56 Housing Units (2000): 37 Land area (2000): 0.183090 sq. miles (0.474200 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003658 sq. miles (0.009474 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.186748 sq. miles (0.483674 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Cathay — 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.) [1913 Webster] Better fifty years of Europe than a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cathay — ou Catay (le) nom donné à la Chine par Marco Polo … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cathay — 1560s, poetic name for China, from M.L. Cataya, from Turk. Khitay, from Uighur Khitai, name of a Tatar dynasty that ruled Beijing 936 1122 … Etymology dictionary
Cathay — [ka thā′, kəthā′] [ML Cataya < Uighur Khitay, a Mongol people who ruled in Beijing (936 1122)] former name for CHINA … English World dictionary
Cathay — /ka thay /, n. Literary or Archaic. China. [ < ML Cat(h)aya < Turkic; cf. Tatar Kïtai] * * * Former name for China, especially northern China. The word is derived from Khitay, the name of a seminomadic people who dominated northern China in the… … Universalium
Cathay Organisation — Holdings Limited is one of Singapore s leading leisure and entertainment groups. It has the first THX cinema hall and digital cinema in Singapore. The group has operations in Singapore and Malaysia. HistoryThe early years Cathay Organisation was… … Wikipedia
