Wondering how to use Khitan in a sentence? Below are 7 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Khitan meaning
A member of the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitais, from the 9th to 13th century C.E.
Using Khitan
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitais, from the 9th to 13th century C.E.
- In the example corpus, khitan often appears in combinations such as: the khitan.
Context around Khitan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Khitan
- In this selection, "khitan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ceremonially, two, circumcision, invasions and script stand out and add context to how "khitan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 66 the khitan however had and from the khitan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "khitan" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with khitan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Damdeok and Cheongun try to recapture Gaemoseong from the Khitan. (10 words)
Other Khitan and Xi cavalry units had been incorporated into the Jin army. (13 words)
In 1887 he was ceremonially Khitan (circumcision) together with his younger brother Mohammed Ali Tewfik. (15 words)
In Korea, the rulers of the Goryeo Kingdom were able to concentrate more central authority into their own hands than in that of the nobles, and were able to fend off two Khitan invasions with their armies. (37 words)
Thomas Hoppe, Die ethnischen Gruppen Xinjiangs: Kulturunterschiede und interethnische, p. 66 The Khitan, however, had two scripts of their own and many Mongolic words are found in their half-deciphered writings. (31 words)
Precursors Bronze 'fish tally' with Khitan script mainThe Xianbei spoke a proto-Mongolic language and wrote down several pieces of literature in their language. (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
Damdeok and Cheongun try to recapture Gaemoseong from the Khitan.
In 1887 he was ceremonially Khitan (circumcision) together with his younger brother Mohammed Ali Tewfik.
In Korea, the rulers of the Goryeo Kingdom were able to concentrate more central authority into their own hands than in that of the nobles, and were able to fend off two Khitan invasions with their armies.
Other Khitan and Xi cavalry units had been incorporated into the Jin army.
Precursors Bronze 'fish tally' with Khitan script mainThe Xianbei spoke a proto-Mongolic language and wrote down several pieces of literature in their language.
The Khitan uprising was not suppressed until 1164; their horses were confiscated so that the rebels had to take up farming.
Thomas Hoppe, Die ethnischen Gruppen Xinjiangs: Kulturunterschiede und interethnische, p. 66 The Khitan, however, had two scripts of their own and many Mongolic words are found in their half-deciphered writings.
Common combinations with khitan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: