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Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the capital of Chania regional unit, on the island of Crete, Greece.
Origin
- Arabicالخان
- Medieval GreekΧανιά
- LatinChania
- EnglishChania
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).
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Arabic خَانِيَة, خَانِيَا
- خَانِيَة (ḵāniya)city
- خَانِيَا (ḵāniyā)city
Chinese Mandarin 干尼亞 /干尼亚, 哈尼亞 /哈尼亚
- 干尼亞 /干尼亚 (Gānníyà)city
- 哈尼亞 /哈尼亚 (Hāníyà)city
Dutch Chania
- Chaniacity
French La Canée
- La Canéecity
German Chania
- Chaniacity
Greek Χανιά
- Χανιά (Chaniá)city
Hebrew חאניה
- חאניהcity
Hindi ख़ानिया
- ख़ानिया (xāniyā)city
Italian La Canea
- La Caneacity
Latin Chania, Canea
- Chaniacity
- Caneacity
- Cydoniacity
Polish Chania
- Chaniacity
Russian Ха́нья, Ханья́
- Ха́нья (Xánʹja)city
- Ханья́ (Xanʹjá)city
Spanish La Canea
- La Caneacity
Swedish Chania
- Chaniacity
Turkish Hanya
- Hanyacity
Cite this entry
Chania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chania
“Chania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chania. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chania,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chania.
Source: Chania on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.