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Chania

Chania proper noun: a city, the capital of Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece.

Proper noun

Chania

  1. A city, the capital of Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece.
    Synonyms:
    Canea, Cydonia, Kydonia
  2. A regional unit of Crete, around the city.

Chania meaning in Hindi and Arabic

Chania in Hindi

city
ख़ानिया xāniyā

Chania in Arabic

city
خَانِيَة ḵāniya, خَانِيَا ḵāniyā

Synonyms of Chania

Forms of Chania

alternative formHania

Origin of Chania

From Latin Chania, from Byzantine Greek Χανιά (Khaniá), from Arabic الخان (al-ḵān) + -ιά (-iá, “-ia: forming place names”), literally from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + خان (ḵān, “caravanserai, inn”) but possibly transliterating a neighborhood whose named derived from its former importance in the worship of the Minoan god Velchanos, whose Minoan name was transcribed into Ancient Greek as Ϝελχάνος (Welkhános).

Questions about Chania

What does Chania mean?
Chania means a city, the capital of Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece.
What is Chania in Hindi?
Chania in Hindi is ख़ानिया (xāniyā). See Chania meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Chania?
Chania is a proper noun.

Words near Chania in the dictionary

  1. Changzhi
  2. Changzhou
  3. Changzi
  4. changüí
  5. Chanhe
  6. Chania
  7. Chanice
  8. chanid
  9. chanids
  10. Chanie
  11. Chaniqua

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