Khitai

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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 carried on a campaign of conquest, conquered the northern part of China and founded a dynasty which as a Chinese ruling house was called Liao (916)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Khitan. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Khitan (“language”).
  2. 2
    Synonym of Khitan (“empire”).

Synonyms

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khitankhitankhitan

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"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 carried on a campaign of conquest, conquered the northern part of China and founded a dynasty which as a Chinese ruling house was called Liao (916)."

Etymology

Variant of earlier Kitai, influenced by Arabic sources and transcription.

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Qara Khitaikara khitai

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