xenelasia

xen·e·las·ia
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UK/zɛniː.ləˈsiː.ə/US/zɛni.ləˈsi.ə/

noun

Synonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”).

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OriginAncient Greek ξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ →
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Meanings

nounxenelasia (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableAncient GreeceSynonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”).

    Synonyms: xenelasy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”).

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xenelasy
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xenelasy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ“expulsion of foreigners”
  2. Englishxenelasia

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ (xenēlăsĭ́ā, “expulsion of foreigners”); see further at xenelasy.

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APA

xenelasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenelasia

MLA

“xenelasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenelasia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenelasia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenelasia.

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