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Zayton

Zayton proper noun: a major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources.

Proper noun

Zayton

  1. (historical) A major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources.

Forms of Zayton

alternative formZeitoun
alternative formZeitun
alternative formZaitun
alternative formZaytun
alternative formZaytoun
alternative formZeytoun

Origin of Zayton

From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”), derived from Quanzhou's former Chinese nickname 刺桐城 (Cìtóngchéng, “Tung Tree City”), after the trees which had been extensively planted there in the 10th century by Liu Congxiao.

Questions about Zayton

What does Zayton mean?
Zayton means a major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources.
What part of speech is Zayton?
Zayton is a proper noun.

Words near Zayton in the dictionary

  1. Zayonc
  2. Zayonts
  3. Zayontz
  4. zays
  5. Zayse-Zergulla
  6. Zayton
  7. Zaytoun
  8. Zaytun
  9. Zayu
  10. zayum
  11. Zayyanid

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