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Khitais

Khitais is the plural of Khitai.

Meaning of Khitai

Noun

Khitai (plural Khitai or Khitais)

  1. Synonym of Khitan (“person”).
    • ḲARA KHITĀI (or ḲARĀ KHIṬĀI), the usual name since the viᵗʰ (xiiᵗʰ) century in Muḥammadan sources for the Kitai people, mentioned by the Chinese from the eighth century A. D. onwards, who were probably Tunguz (according to another view Mongol)... From the beginning of the tenth century the Kitai...c. 1913, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. IV, page 738
    Synonyms:
    Khitan

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Questions about Khitais

What is Khitais the plural of?
Khitais is the plural of Khitai.

Words near Khitais in the dictionary

  1. khirkas
  2. khis
  3. Khistevarz
  4. khit
  5. Khitai
  6. Khitais
  7. Khitan
  8. Khitan large script
  9. Khitan small script
  10. Khitanian
  11. Khitanic

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