Chania

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Chania

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From Latin Chania, from Medieval 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).

proper noun Hania

A city, the capital of Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece.
Similar: Canea, Cydonia, Kydonia
A regional unit of Crete, around the city.

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name city

Español	La Canea
中文	干尼亞 /干尼亚 Gānníyà, 哈尼亞 /哈尼亚 Hāníyà
हिन्दी	ख़ानिया xāniyā
Français	La Canée
Deutsch	Chania
Italiano	La Canea
Ελληνικά	Χανιά Chaniá
Русский	Ха́нья Xánʹja, Ханья́ Xanʹjá
العربية	خَانِيَة ḵāniya, خَانِيَا ḵāniyā
עברית	חאניה

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@misc{chania_2026,
  title = {Chania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chania},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}