XENIA

Etymology

Proper noun

Xenia

A female given name from Ancient Greek of mainly historical use in English.

A village in Illinois.

An unincorporated community in Kansas.

A city, the county seat of Greene County, Ohio.

Etymology

Noun

xenia

plural of xenium

Noun

xenia (uncountable)

(classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.

(botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.

Source: Wiktionary


XENIUM

Xe"ni*um, n.; pl. Xenia. Etym: [L., from Gr. (Class. Antiq.)

Definition: A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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