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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
Xenia (plants), pollen effects on seeds and fruits

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

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Xenia" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Volapük.

Translation in Russian: Ксения (значения).


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