XANTHIAN

Xan"thi*an, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Xanthus, an ancient town on Asia Minor; -- applied especially to certain marbles found near that place, and now in the British Museum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MINESHAFT

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