Khania

[ khah-nyah ]

noun

1. Greek name of Canea.

Khaniá

/ xaˈnja /

noun

1. a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Chania

Example Sentences

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

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Khania occupies the site of the ancient Cydonia, by which name the Greek bishopric is still called.

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

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We seek, Khania, whatsoever Fate shall bring us on yonder Mountain, that which is crowned with flame.

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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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