Cathayan
- noun
- Archaic
:
catalán
- A Cathayan ambassador visited the royal court to discuss trade agreements.
Examples
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The ancient traveler wrote about meeting a Cathayan scholar in the imperial city.
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Many Cathayans celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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In old European maps, a Cathayan was depicted as a resident of mysterious eastern lands.
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The Cathayan culture has a rich history.
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The ancient traveler wrote about meeting a Cathayan scholar in the imperial city.
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A Cathayan ambassador visited the royal court to discuss trade agreements.
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In old European maps, a Cathayan was depicted as a resident of mysterious eastern lands.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Cathayan = Cathay (transparent) = Cathay + an
Derivation is the productive demonym/adjectival formation from 'Cathay' with '-an', so a person 'from Cathay' is a predictable sense.
Etymology
Cathayan comes from the old name Cathay, which came to Europe from the name Khitan, a people from northern China. So a Cathayan is 'a person from Cathay', meaning someone from historic China.
