KHITAN


Meaning of KHITAN in English

noun

or ki·tan ˈkēˈtän ; also chi-dan or chi-tan ˈchēˈdän

( plural khitan or khitans or kitan or kitans )

Usage: usually capitalized

1. : a conquering Tatar people maintaining hegemony of northern China in the Liao dynasty from the 10th to the 12th centuries

2. : a member of the Khitan people

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