Khitan
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Khitan may refer to:
- Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite
- Khitan people, ancient nomadic people located in Mongolia and modern Manchuria
- Liao Dynasty (916–1125), or Khitan empire
- Kara Khitan (1124–1218), or Western Liao, Khitan empire in Central Asia
- Khitan language, now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people
- Khitan large script, logographic writing system used for the now-extinct Khitan language
- Khitan small script, semi-syllabic and logographic writing system used for the now-extinct Khitan language
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