CATHAY
China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay
(noun) a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ca*thay", n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition