"Chania" meaning in English

See Chania in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Chania}} Latin Chania, {{der|en|gkm|Χανιά}} Byzantine Greek Χανιά (Khaniá), {{der|en|ar|الخان}} Arabic الخان (al-ḵān), {{der|en|omn|-}} Minoan, {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chania
  1. A city on the island of Crete, Greece. Categories (place): Cities in Greece, Places in Greece Translations (city): خانية (Arabic), خانيا (Qanya) (Arabic), La Canée [feminine] (French), Chania (German), Χανιά (Chaniá) [neuter, plural] (Greek), La Canea [feminine] (Italian), Chania [feminine] (Latin), Canea [feminine] (Latin), Cydonia [historical] (Latin), La Canèa [feminine] (Occitan), خانیه (Hanya) (Ottoman Turkish), Ха́нья (Xánʹja) [feminine] (Russian), Ханья́ (Xanʹjá) [feminine] (Russian), La Canea [feminine] (Spanish), Hanya (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Chania-en-name-97XjYvcF Disambiguation of 'city': 64 36
  2. A regional unit of the island of Crete, Greece, around the city. Categories (place): Places in Greece, Regional units of Greece
    Sense id: en-Chania-en-name-sX4T7~wB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Canea [historical], Cydonia, Kydonia [historical], Hania

Alternative forms

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