Khania

American  

[khah-nyah] / xɑˈnyɑ /

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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Example Sentences

We were not left alone, however, for the Khania and her uncle, the Shaman, who always attended her, joined our meal.

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Haggard, Henry Rider

From the spinal ridge of the promontory, which we crossed, we overlooked all the plain of Khania, and beyond the Dictynnæan peninsula, to the western extremity of Crete.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

When we had eaten Leo grew very thoughtful, then said suddenly—"Friend Simbri, I wish to ask a favour of you—that you will beg the Khania to let us go our ways."

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Haggard, Henry Rider

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?

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Haggard, Henry Rider

"See," I heard her say to Leo, "see the companion of my days, and learn what it is to be Khania of Kaloon."

From Ayesha, the Return of She by Haggard, Henry Rider