Xanthian

American

[zan-thee-uhn] / ˈzæn θi ən /

adjective

of or relating to the ancient city of Xanthus.

Xanthian British

/ ˈzænθɪən /

adjective

of or relating to the ancient Lycian city of Xanthus or its inhabitants

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Etymology

Origin of Xanthian

First recorded in 1675–85; Xanth(us) + -ian

Example Sentences

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Xanthian, zan′thi-an, adj. pertaining to Xanthus, the capital of ancient Lycia, in Asia Minor.

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In 1845 he was knighted “as an acknowledgment of his services in the removal of the Xanthian antiquities to this country.”

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While following in the track of Mr Fellowes, he caught the fatal Xanthian fever; and after many relapses died here.

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This tomb, which occupied the highest point of the hill on which Xanthus stood, is described by Sir Charles Fellows in his account of the Xanthian marbles, published in 1843.

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The collection of sculpture now popularly known as the Xanthian marbles, are a few ruins gleaned from the rocky eminence which is the site of ancient Xanthus.

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