Cathay
Definition of Cathay
Ca`thay´
n.
1.
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
.
Better
fifty
years
of
Europe
than
a
cycle
of
Cathay
.
- Tennyson.
Related Words
China
,
Communist
China
,
mainland
China
,
People
'
s
Republic
of
China
,
PRC
,
Red
China
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Caterer
Cateress
Caterpillar
Caterpillar catcher
Caterpillar hunter
Caterpillar track
caterpillar-tracked
Caterwaul
Caterwauling
Catery
Cates
Catfall
Catfish
Catgut
Catharine wheel
Catharist
Catharsis
Cathartic
cathartin
-Cathay-
Cathead
cathect
cathectic
Cathedra
Cathedral
Cathedralic
Cathedrated
Catheretic
Catherine wheel
Catheter
Catheterism
Catheterize
Cathetometer
Cathetus
Cathexis
Cathode
Cathode ray
Cathodic
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