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

"What seeks my vassal, the Khania of Kaloon?" asked the Hesea in a cold voice.

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

No wonder that the Khania hated such a mad despot.

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

Indeed, a prisoner whom they brought with them, on being questioned by the priests, confessed at once that the Khania had no mind to meet us upon the holy Mountain.

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)

"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