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Khitan
noun
Khi·tan
\ˈkēˈtän\\ˈchēˈdän\
variants: or
Kitan
\ˈkēˈtän\ less commonlyChi–dan
orChi–tan
\ˈchēˈdän\Definition of Khitan
Khitan
orKhitans
orKitan
orKitans
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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