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[ ka-they ] / kæˈθeɪ /
noun Literary or Archaic.Origin of Cathay<Medieval Latin Cat(h)aya<Turkic; compare Tatar Kïtai Words nearby CathayCathar, catharine wheel, cat-harpin, catharsis, cathartic, Cathay, cathead, cathect, cathectic, cathedra, cathedral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CathayOne airline that has already banned shipments on its passenger flights is Cathay Pacific. Passenger Flights Must Stop Carrying Lithium-Ion Batteries as Cargo|Clive Irving|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST This is the story of the Jesuit who more than 500 years ago made himself part of Cathay. James Fallows: 5 Favorite ‘Outsiders In China’ Books|James Fallows|May 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST Once more they dropped anchor in Saldanha Bay, a place at which most vessels sailing to Cathay were wont to touch. Antony Waymouth|W.H.G. Kingston Cathay is a country where it is necessary to be very careful. A Bicycle of Cathay|Frank R. Stockton
And on her childish head, clasping the ruddy bobbed hair, glittered the jade-incrusted diadem of a fairy princess of Cathay. The Moonlit Way|Robert W. Chambers With the threat of help from Earth for Cathay, he had been forced to delay while larger fleets were built. But the emperor of Cathay was called not cham, but chan; and I shall tell you how. Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.
British Dictionary definitions for Cathay
nouna literary or archaic name for China Word Origin for CathayC14: from Medieval Latin Cataya, of Turkic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |