xi
noun
the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
xi
American
[zahy, sahy, ksee]
/ zaɪ, saɪ, ksi /
noun
xis
plural
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the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ).
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the group of consonant sounds represented by this letter.
Xi
1
British
/ ʃiː /
noun
xi
2
British
/ ksaɪ, saɪ, ksiː, zaɪ /
noun
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Pollard and Liu propose these two alloys, which could have been prefabricated as ingots and distributed to bronze foundries, are jin and xi.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 9, 2022
Monks also aren’t going to tell you to say, “Gong xi fa cai,” she said, referring to the common New Year greeting, which literally translates to “Hope you increase your wealth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
The COVID-19 variants are named after Greek alphabet letters, but WHO skipped the 13th and 14th letters, nu and xi, in labeling the omicron variant.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
In doing so, the WHO decided to skip over two letters in the Greek alphabet: nu and xi.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2021
Even those who were in the northern cities forsook all in order to come to Jerusalem, as we read in 2 Chron. xi.
From The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes Anglo-Israelism Examined by Baron, David
That was why Xi kept leaning on the state sector as the centerpiece of his economic model, Gao said, and why the line between state and private kept blurring rather than sharpening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Chen’s case was raised by President Trump during a May meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, the supporters say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Still, the May visit couldn’t be more different from the two men’s first meeting in 2013, when Xi chose Moscow for his first foreign trip as Chinese leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Viewed from the side, Xi appeared to loom over Putin in the picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The Xi are only one of many races of fay peoples,” Mona said.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
The xis pronounced here, though it sounds like an h in the name it comes from, Don Quixote.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
It is not thinkable, and yet the like of it happened to xis in Seville from our manager.
From Familiar Spanish Travels by Howells, William Dean
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