xenia
English translation: hospitality
| 15:49 Sep 18, 2000 |
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| na +1 | hospitality |
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| na | Hospitality |
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| na | Φιλοξενία |
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Hospitality Explanation: It is applied in the Greek language and it derives from the word "xenos"=foreign, stranger. Good luck! Oxford English Dictionary. |
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hospitality Explanation: "xenos" means stranger, and "xenia" is a synonym for "filoxenia", which means "love of strangers." In Greek culture it is still a strong custom to be hospitable to strangers, so the two words, which might seem opposite, actually are very close. |
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Φιλοξενία Explanation: Xenia (Ξενία) definately applies but it's a rather obsolete form of the word. Its contemporary form is "filoxenia" (φιλοξενία). ΗΤΗ Alex Seidanis Translab Hellas |
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