English

Alternative forms

• Ksenia
• Kseniya
• Xeniya

Proper noun

Xenia

1. A female given name of mainly historical use in English.
2. A village in Illinois.
3. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
4. A city in Ohio.

Related terms

• Oksana
• Xena

Translations

Danish

Proper noun

Xenia

1. A female given name, cognate to the English Xenia.

Related terms

• Zenia

German

Proper noun

Xenia

1. A female given name, cognate to the English Xenia.

English

Noun

xenia ‎(uncountable)

1. (classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.
2. (botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.
3. plural of xenium

See also

• Xenia (Greek) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Noun

xenia

1. nominative plural of xenium
2. accusative plural of xenium
3. vocative plural of xenium

References

• xenia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• xenia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• xenia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin