Khania

[ khah-nyah ]

/ xɑˈnyɑ /

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noun

Greek name of Canea.

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Words nearby Khania

khan, khanate, Khanbalik, khanda, khanga, Khania, khanjar, Khanka, khansamah, Khanty, khapra beetle

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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.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Vol VIII|Various
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?
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British Dictionary definitions for Khania

Khaniá

/ (xaˈnja) /

noun

a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Chania

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