Cathay
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cathay
< Medieval Latin Cat ( h ) aya < Turkic; compare Tatar Kïtai
Example Sentences
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County case, a person with measles arrived on a flight from Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Airlines Flight 884, which landed at LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal on June 11.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Carriers from Air France to Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa have trimmed routes to save on fuel costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
A round-trip flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong in Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suite for early June was priced at approximately $10,000 on Monday, according to the carrier’s website.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
But Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific has raised its surcharges several times since February, even as it announced extra flights to Europe for what it called an "upsurge in market demand".
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Would Samarkand or Cathay or Cipango have suffered the same fate if visited?
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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