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Cathay meaning in Hindi

ख़ता xatā

/kæˈθeɪ/

Cathay in Hindi: ख़ता (xatā). In English, Cathay means china, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

Hindi words for Cathay

Medieval northern China — see also China, Serica
ख़ता xatā

English meaning of Cathay

  1. proper noun China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.
  2. proper noun A settlement in North Dakota.

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Questions about Cathay in Hindi

What is the meaning of Cathay in Hindi?
Cathay in Hindi is ख़ता (xatā).
Cathay का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Cathay: ख़ता (xatā).
What does Cathay mean in English?
Cathay means china, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cathay (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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