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Cathay meaning in Punjabi

ਖ਼ਤਾ xatā

/kæˈθeɪ/

Cathay in Punjabi: ਖ਼ਤਾ (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.

Punjabi words for Cathay

Medieval northern China — see also China, Serica
ਖ਼ਤਾ 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 Punjabi

What is the meaning of Cathay in Punjabi?
Cathay in Punjabi is ਖ਼ਤਾ (xatā).
Cathay ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Cathay: ਖ਼ਤਾ (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 Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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