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Xitoy

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Uzbek

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Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic Хитой‍
Latin Xitoy‍
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan) 		چین

Etymology

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From Khitan [Term?] Khita(n), probably via Uyghur خىتاي (xitay).[1]

Proper noun

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Xitoy

  1. China

References

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  1. ^ Sinor, D. (1998) "The Kitan and the Kara Kitay" in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. IV, Pt. I, UNESCO, p. 241.
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