Khitan

noun

Khi·​tan

variants or Kitan

ˈkēˈtän

or less commonly Chi-dan or Chi-tan

ˈchēˈdän

plural Khitan or Khitans or Kitan or Kitans

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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