noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈkɑːneɪt/
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noun
Meaning 1
The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of khanate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
the position of a khan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
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noun
Meaning 4
the realm of a khan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domain, demesne, land
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English khan Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English khanate From khan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
خَانِيَّة
(ḵāniyya)
— place ruled by a khan
Armenian:
խանություն
(xanutʻyun)
— place ruled by a khan
Azerbaijani:
xanlıq
— place ruled by a khan
Bashkir:
ханлыҡ
(xanlıq)
— place ruled by a khan
Bulgarian:
ха́нство
(hánstvo)
— place ruled by a khan
Catalan:
kanat
— place ruled by a khan
Chinese Mandarin:
汗國 /汗国
(hánguó)
— place ruled by a khan
Crimean Tatar:
hanlığ
— place ruled by a khan
Czech:
chanát
— place ruled by a khan
Dutch:
kanaat
— place ruled by a khan
Dutch:
khanaat
— place ruled by a khan
Finnish:
kaanikunta
— place ruled by a khan
Finnish:
kaanaatti
— place ruled by a khan
French:
khanat
— place ruled by a khan
French:
kanat
— place ruled by a khan
Galician:
khanato
— place ruled by a khan
Georgian:
სახანო
(saxano)
— place ruled by a khan
German:
Chanat
— place ruled by a khan
German:
Khanat
— place ruled by a khan
Greek:
χανάτο
(chanáto)
— place ruled by a khan
Hindi:
ख़ानियत
(xāniyat)
— place ruled by a khan
Hungarian:
kánság
— place ruled by a khan
Italian:
khanato
— place ruled by a khan
Italian:
canato
— place ruled by a khan
Kazakh:
хандық
(xandyq)
— place ruled by a khan
Kumyk:
ханлыкъ
(xanlıq)
— place ruled by a khan
Kyrgyz:
хандык
(handık)
— place ruled by a khan
Latin:
chānātus
— place ruled by a khan
Latvian:
haniste
— place ruled by a khan
Lithuanian:
chanãtas
— place ruled by a khan
Mongolian:
ханлиг
(xanlig)
— place ruled by a khan
Mongolian:
хант улс
(xant uls)
— place ruled by a khan
Mongolian:
хант аймаг
(xant ajmag)
— place ruled by a khan
Persian:
خانِیَت
(xāniyat)
— place ruled by a khan
Polish:
chanat
— place ruled by a khan
Portuguese:
canato
— place ruled by a khan
Portuguese:
canado
— place ruled by a khan
Romanian:
hanat
— place ruled by a khan
Russian:
ха́нство
(xánstvo)
— place ruled by a khan
Spanish:
kanato
— place ruled by a khan
Swedish:
khanat
— place ruled by a khan
Tatar:
ханлык
(xanlıq)
— place ruled by a khan
Turkish:
hanlık
— place ruled by a khan
Ottoman Turkish:
خانلق
(hanlık)
— place ruled by a khan
Turkmen:
hanlyk
— place ruled by a khan
Ukrainian:
ха́нство
(xánstvo)
— place ruled by a khan