"Kytay" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Variant of earlier Kitai (“the Khitan people, their language”), which see. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kytay
  1. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of Cathay, as the land of the Khitans. Tags: historical, obsolete Synonyms: Cathay [synonym, synonym-of], as the land of the Khitans [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Kytay-en-name-R6zXEDwO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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