cathay

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Synonyms: cathy, cathar, cathal, cathan, catha, cathey

Antonyms: cathy, cathar, cathal, cathan, catha, cathey

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|archaic}} {{place|en|historical region|c/China|def=[[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. {{place|en|settlement|s/North Dakota}}.
3. {{ellipsis of|en|w:Cathay Pacific}}.

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