Khitan Definition

kētän
khitans
noun
A member of a Mongol people who established the Khitan Liao dynasty in Manchuria and Inner Mongolia in the 10th century.
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The language of this people.
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Origin of Khitan

  • Akin to Persian Khutan Mandarin Qìdā (from Middle Chinese khit tan) ultimately from the Khitan ethnic self-designation of unknown meaning

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Khitan Sentence Examples

  • Under the names of Yenking, which it received from the Khitan, and of Chung-tu, which it had from the Kin, it holds a conspicuous place in the wars of Jenghiz Khan against the latter dynasty.

  • In 986 it was taken by an invading force of Khitan Tatars, who adopted it as their headquarters and named it Nanking, or the "southern capital."

  • It is derived from Khitai, or Khitat, the name which was properly that of the kingdom established by the Khitan conquerors in the northern provinces of China about A.D.

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Words Starting With

KKHKHI

Words Ending With

NANTAN

Unscrambles

Khitan

Words Starting With K and Ending With N

Starts With K & Ends With NStarts With KH & Ends With NStarts With K & Ends With AN

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With K6 Letter Words Ending With N

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