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



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