CATHAY

PRONUNCIATION: (ka-THAY)

MEANING: noun:
1. A remote and exotic land, steeped in mystery, richness, and bliss.
2. A literary name for China.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Cataya/Cathaya, from Turkish Khitai, from Khitan Khitai (the Khitan people who ruled northern China). Earliest documented use: 1744. See also Shangri-la.
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CATH DAY - when you're scheduled to have your coronary arteries evaluated

CASH? AY! - I left my iPhone in the hotel - do you take bills and coins here in Scotland?

CATHADY? - cowboy Hopalong's (who rode a big white horth named Topper) latht name