Zayton

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proper noun

A major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources.

OriginArabic زَيْتُون →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Zeitoun · alternative Zeitun · alternative Zaitun · alternative Zaytun · alternative Zaytoun · alternative Zeytoun

  1. historicalA major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
quanzhou

Origin

  1. Arabicزَيْتُون“olive”
  2. EnglishZayton

From Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”), derived from Quanzhou's former Chinese nickname 刺桐城 (Cìtóngchéng, “Tung Tree City”), after the trees which had been extensively planted there in the 10th century by Liu Congxiao.

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APA

Zayton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zayton

MLA

“Zayton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zayton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zayton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zayton.

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