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Cathay meaning in Urdu

خَطَا xatā

/kæˈθeɪ/

Cathay in Urdu: خَطَا (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.

Urdu words for Cathay

Medieval northern China — see also China, Serica
خَطَا 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 Urdu

What is the meaning of Cathay in Urdu?
Cathay in Urdu is خَطَا (xatā).
Cathay کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Cathay: خَطَا (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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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