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Khitan may refer to:

• Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite
• Khitan people, ancient nomadic people located in Mongolia and modern Manchuria
  • Liao Dynasty (916–1125), or Khitan empire
  • Kara Khitan (1124–1218), or Western Liao, Khitan empire in Central Asia
• Khitan language, now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people
• Khitan scripts, writing systems of the Khitan people, for the now-extinct Khitan language

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English

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Cognate with Chinese 契丹 (Qìdān), Spanish Catay, Portuguese Catai, Russian Китай, and English Cathay.

Proper noun

Khitan

1. An extinct Mongolic language once spoken in the northern China.
2. Ancient nomadic people who lived in that area.

Synonyms

• (people): Khitai

External links

• Khitan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia