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Cathay is an old name for East Asia often assumed to mean China in English. "

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""Catai" was originally the name used for northeastern Asia, including Mongolia and northern China during Marco Polo's time (China proper was not a very distinct concept in Europe at the time. Marco Polo referred to southern China as Manji)."

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