Xenia

Xenia

Xenia may mean:

Thing or concept

* Xenia (Greek), the ancient Greek concept of hospitality
* "Xenia" motif, the representation of a host's generosity to his guests
* Xenia epigram, an epigram accompanying a present or gift
* "Xenia" (genus), a genus of coral

People

* Xenia (name), a romanization of the Cyrillic "Ксения", a feminine given name, more commonly anglicized as "Kseniya" or "Ksenia"
* Xenia, a theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup X (mtDNA)
* Saint Xenia, several people
* Ksenia Godunova, Russian tsarevna
* Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875-1960), sister of Tsar Nicholas II
* Xenia Desni, a Ukrainian actress of the silent era
* Xenia Seeberg, a German actress best known for appearing in the science fiction television series "Lexx"
* Xenia Shestova, Russian nun and mother of Mikhail I of Russia
* Xenia Tchoumitcheva, Swiss/Russian fashion model

Places in the United States

* Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County
* Atlanta, Illinois (formerly known as "Xenia"), a city in Logan County
* Xenia, Kansas, an unincorporated community
* Xenia, Missouri, a former town
* Xenia, Ohio, a city in Greene County
* Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio, near Xenia, Ohio

Other uses

* "Xenia" (poetry), a 1966 anthology of poems by the Italian writer Eugenio Montale
* USS "Xenia" (AKA-51), an "Artemis"-class attack transport formerly of the United States Navy, renamed "Presidente Errazuriz" after transfer to Chile after 1946
* 625 Xenia, an asteroid discovered in 1907
* Xenia (automobile), an American car
* Xenia Onatopp, a fictional villain from James Bond's "GoldenEye"
* Daihatsu Xenia, also known as Toyota Avanza, a car


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  • Xenia — oder Xena ist ein griechischer weiblicher Vorname. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Wortherkunft und Bedeutung 2 Gedenktage 3 Varianten 4 Bekannte Namensträge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • XENIA — dicta olim munuscula, quae a provincialibus Rectoribus provinciatum offerebantur, L. 6. D. de off. procons. etc. Vox in privilegiorum Chartis non insueta: ubi quietos esse a Xeniis, im munes notat ab huiusinodi muneribus aliisque donis, Regi vel… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Xenia — Xenia, OH U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 24164 Housing Units (2000): 9924 Land area (2000): 12.147062 sq. miles (31.460746 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.147062 sq. miles (31.460746 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Xenia — (Хавеа,Испания) Категория отеля: Адрес: Avuitarda , 03730 Хавеа, Испания Оп …   Каталог отелей

  • Xenia, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 407 Housing Units (2000): 206 Land area (2000): 0.518616 sq. miles (1.343209 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.518616 sq. miles (1.343209 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Xenia, OH — U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 24164 Housing Units (2000): 9924 Land area (2000): 12.147062 sq. miles (31.460746 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.147062 sq. miles (31.460746 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • xênia — s. f. O mesmo que xênio.   ‣ Etimologia: grego xenía, as   ♦ Grafia em Portugal: xénia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • xénia — s. f. O mesmo que xênio.   ‣ Etimologia: grego xenía, as   ♦ Grafia no Brasil: xênia …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • Xenia — Xenia, Hauptstadt der Grafschaft Greene im Staate Ohio (Nordamerika), Knotenpunkt von fünf Eisenbahnen (der Little Miamibahn, der Columbus Xeniabahn, der Lebanon Xeniabahn, der Delaware Xeniabahn u. der Dayton Xenia Belprebahn); lebhafter Handel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Xenia — f English: comparatively rare given name, coined from the Greek vocabulary word xenia hospitality, from xenos stranger, foreigner …   First names dictionary

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