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Xena vs Xenia - What's the difference?

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Xenia is a related term of xena.



As proper nouns the difference between xena and xenia

is that xena is {{given name|female|from=Ancient Greek}} of modern usage while Xenia is {{given name|female|from=Ancient Greek}} of mainly historical use in English.

As nouns the difference between xena and xenia

is that xena is a tough, physical, confident woman while xenia is the concept of hospitality to strangers.

xena

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • of modern usage.
  • (astronomy, obsolete, informal) Eris (dwarf planet)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tough, physical, confident woman.
  • * 1999' (Dec), David Lansing, "My Neighborhood", ''Orange Coast Magazine'', ' 25 (12): 189
  • I am raising a little Xena , a water warrior. Fierce, sure of herself.
  • * 2000 , Lynn Harris. Breakup Girl to the Rescue! , page 120
  • How do I drill self-confidence into the illogical half of my brain. or train my logical half to become my inner Xena and shout it down?
  • * 2001 , Judith Arnold, Muriel Jensen, & Bobby Hutchinson, ''All Summer Long?, page 148
  • "Okay, Xena ," he said, taking the rope from Haley and tugging the branch toward the back door. "You push, and we'll get this outside."
  • * 2005 , Melissa Jacobs, Lexi James and the Council of Girlfriends? , page 78
  • She is a beautiful woman, the result of a family tree that includes African and Irish blood. But there's no getting around her five-eleven frame and muscular body. The rest of her staff calls her Xena . She likes that.
  • * 2006 , Elaine Overton, Promises of the Heart? , page 107
  • Julian shook his head at her brazenness. "That's okay, I believe you. You are a regular Xena ."

    xenia

    English

    (wikipedia xenia)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (classical studies) The concept of hospitality to strangers.
  • (botany) The effect that genes from pollen have on the endosperm.
  • See also

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