Cathay is an English word with synonyms like china or prc. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cathay meaning
- China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.
- A settlement in North Dakota.
- Ellipsis of Cathay Pacific.
Using Cathay
- The main meaning on this page is: China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou. | A settlement in North Dakota. | Ellipsis of Cathay Pacific.
- Useful related words include: china, mainland china, communist china, red china.
- In the example corpus, cathay often appears in combinations such as: cathay pacific, cathay general, of cathay.
Context around Cathay
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cathay
- In this selection, "cathay" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, addition, united, chartered, general, pacific and dragon stand out and add context to how "cathay" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include holdings in cathay general bancorp and cathay general bancorp. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cathay" sits close to words such as abrogation, airman and algonquin, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cathay
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cathay Pacific to cut 8,500 jobs. (7 words)
Cathay General Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 28.04%. (10 words)
Cathay General Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.88%. (11 words)
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s flag carrier, published a corporate restructuring plan on Wednesday that will lead to 8,500 job losses in total — nearly a quarter of its workforce — and one of its airlines to disappear completely. (38 words)
Airlines including FinnAir, American Airlines, United, Cathay Pacific, Air India, Ethiopian Airlines, British Airways, Air Asia, and Lufthansa have either stopped flights to China or reduced their Chinese operations by 90%. (31 words)
In addition, Cathay Pacific, one of our recent clients, presented their knowledge journey with eGain along with Deloitte, our SI partner on this project. (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Audio emerged from Cathay Pacific Flight CX987 of a flight attendant mocking the English of a Mandarian-speaking passenger.
Cathay General Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.38% and a net margin of 34.01%.
Cathay General Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.88%.
Cathay General Bancorp’s payout ratio is currently 28.04%.
Cathay Pacific said it doesn’t expect a full recovery until next year.
Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in Cathay General Bancorp by 73.5% in the 1st quarter.
Credit Suisse AG raised its holdings in Cathay General Bancorp by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter.
EMC Capital Management raised its position in Cathay General Bancorp by 14.9% during the fourth quarter.
In addition, Cathay Pacific, one of our recent clients, presented their knowledge journey with eGain along with Deloitte, our SI partner on this project.
Picton Mahoney Asset Management acquired a new stake in Cathay General Bancorp during the 3rd quarter worth about $66,000.
Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in Cathay General Bancorp by 2,569.6% in the second quarter.
NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC raised its holdings in Cathay General Bancorp by 179.5% in the 3rd quarter.
Additionally, the airline will axe its "Cathay Dragon" brand, which operated short-haul flights primarily within Asia.
Airlines including FinnAir, American Airlines, United, Cathay Pacific, Air India, Ethiopian Airlines, British Airways, Air Asia, and Lufthansa have either stopped flights to China or reduced their Chinese operations by 90%.
And a chartered Cathay Pacific flight carrying 106 passengers arrived back in Hong Kong, which will quarantine them at a suburban government housing block.
Cathay Dragon was a full-service regional carrier flying mainly to mainland China and other Asian destinations.
Cathay Pacific Airways jetliners lined up on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport last month.
Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s flag carrier, published a corporate restructuring plan on Wednesday that will lead to 8,500 job losses in total — nearly a quarter of its workforce — and one of its airlines to disappear completely.
Cathay Pacific to cut 8,500 jobs.
Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of Cathay General Bancorp by 5.9% in the 1st quarter.
Common combinations with cathay
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cathay pacific 37×
- cathay general 15×
- of cathay 9×
- in cathay 7×
- and cathay 4×
- carrier cathay 3×
- cathay dragon 2×
- united cathay 2×
- airways cathay 2×
- on cathay 2×