Khania

[ khah-nyah ]

noun
  1. Greek name of Canea.

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How to use Khania in a sentence

  • Now they had been drawn, and between them, in her royal array, stood the Khania still as a statue.

    Ayesha | H. Rider Haggard
  • Khania occupies the site of the ancient Cydonia, by which name the Greek bishopric is still called.

  • We followed, and reached a room that seemed to be hewn from the rock above the gateway, where the woman called Khania left us.

    Ayesha | H. Rider Haggard
  • We seek, Khania, whatsoever Fate shall bring us on yonder Mountain, that which is crowned with flame.

    Ayesha | H. Rider Haggard
  • Who and what was this Khania, I wondered again, and—this was more to the point, who and what would Leo believe her to be?

    Ayesha | H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for Khaniá

Khaniá

/ (xaˈnja) /


noun
  1. a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Chania

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