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• Khania
  Khania

  noun

  Greek name of Canea.
• Khaniá
  Khaniá

  noun

  a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Chania

Khania

American  

[khah-nyah] / xɑˈnjɑ /

noun

1. Greek name of Canea.

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Khaniá British  

/ xaˈnja /

noun

1. a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Chania

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Khania

They were the Khan and the Khania of Kaloon.

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Henry Rider Haggard

Then she seemed to reflect, and stayed it in mid air, so that it pointed at the Khania.

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Henry Rider Haggard

Then the Khania, who all this time had stood cold and impassive, stepped forward to speak, and with her her uncle, the Shaman Simbri.

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Henry Rider Haggard

"Has she gone back to—to reason with the Khania?"

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Henry Rider Haggard

No wonder that the Khania hated such a mad despot.

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Henry Rider Haggard

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