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Xenia
Xenia may refer to: People * Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list of people with this name Places United States ''listed alphabetically by state'' * Xenia, Illinois, a village in Clay County ** Xenia Township, Clay County, Illinois * Xenia, Illinois, a city in Logan County now known as Atlanta * Xenia, Indiana, a town in Miami County now known as Converse * Xenia, Dallas County, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Xenia, Hardin County, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Xenia, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Bourbon County * Xenia, Missouri, an extinct community * Xenia, Ohio, a city in Greene County ** Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio Elsewhere * Xenia Hill, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica Hospitality * Xenia (Greek), the ancient Greek concept of hospitality, translated as "guest-friendship" ** ''Xenia'' motif, the representation of a host's generosity to his guests * Xenia (hotel), a now-defunct chain of state-owned hotels i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daihatsu Xenia
The Toyota Avanza and Daihatsu Xenia are a series of multi-purpose vehicles (MPV) developed by Daihatsu and marketed by both Toyota and Daihatsu, mainly sold with three-row seating. The Avanza and Xenia were developed as an entry-level MPV marketed mainly for the Indonesian and other emerging markets, and mainly produced in Indonesia by Astra Daihatsu Motor. Avanza's spiritual predecessor was the Kijang, whose model program has since been split into two different models (the other being the larger Kijang Innova) to expand Toyota's reach in the MPV sector. In addition to Indonesia, the Avanza is sold throughout Southeast Asia, Mexico, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Caribbean, Egypt, South Africa and other various African countries. A rebadged version of the car was sold in China under the FAW badge until 2016. In 2021, the Avanza spawned another twin model called the Toyota Veloz, which the "Veloz" name was previously used for Avanza's flagship grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia ( ) is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Located in southwestern Ohio, it is east of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton and is part of the Greater Dayton, Dayton metropolitan area as well as the Miami Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,441. The city's name comes from the Greek language, Greek word Xenia (Greek), Xenia (ξενία), which means "hospitality". History Xenia was founded in 1803, the same year Ohio was admitted to the Union. In that year, Hollander-American pioneer John Paul (pioneer), John Paul bought of land from Thomas and Elizabeth Richardson of Hanover County, Virginia, for "1050 pounds current moneys of Virginia." Paul influenced county commissioners to locate the county seat on this land at the forks of the Shawnee creeks, stimulating development of the settlement here. Joseph C. Vance was named to survey the site and lay out the town. The following year, he bought the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia (hotel)
Xenia (Ξενία) was a nationwide hotel construction program initiated by the Hellenic Tourism Organisation (Ελληνικός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού, E.O.T.) to improve the country's tourism infrastructure in the 1960s and 1970s. It constitutes one of the largest infrastructure projects in modern Greek history. History Until the 1950s, Greece featured only a few major hotels, mostly situated in the country's great cities, and a few smaller ones in islands like Corfu or Rhodes. In 1950, EOT began a program to construct and operate hotels across the country, especially in the less-travelled areas. Locations were specially selected and the architecture combined local knowledge with standardized elements. The buildings were embedded in the landscape, but at the same time followed a modernist style. The first manager of the project was the architect Charalambos Sfaellos (from 1950 to 1958) and from 1957 the buildings were designed by a team under Aris Konstanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia (coral)
''Xenia'' is a genus of photosynthetic soft marine coral in the family Xeniidae. They resemble a mushroom, with "arms" coming out from the top that ends in many-fingered "hands". It is unique among corals because of its ability to use its "hands" to "pulse" or push water away from the colony in a constant, grabbing motion. Common names include fast-pulse Xenia. Species of Xenia are sometimes referred to as pulse corals. Species The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: *'' Xenia actuosa'' Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979 *'' Xenia amparoi'' Roxas, 1933 *'' Xenia antarctica'' Kükenthal, 1902 *'' Xenia bauiana'' May, 1899 *'' Xenia crassa'' Schenk, 1896 *'' Xenia crispitentaculata'' Verseveldt, 1977 *'' Xenia cylindrica'' Roxas, 1933 *'' Xenia danae'' Verrill, 1869 *'' Xenia dayi'' Tixier-Durivault, 1959 *'' Xenia delicata'' Roxas, 1933 *'' Xenia depressa'' Kükenthal, 1909 *'' Xenia distorta'' Tixier-Durivault, 1966 *'' Xenia elongata'' Dana, 1846 *'' Xenia fimbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Xenia Tornado
The 1974 Xenia tornado was a violent, large and extremely powerful Fujita scale, F5 tornado that destroyed a large portion of Xenia, Ohio, Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, Wilberforce, Ohio, United States in Greater Dayton, Metro Dayton on the afternoon of April 3, 1974. It was the deadliest individual tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4, 1974, during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different U.S. states. The 1974 Xenia tornado is considered one of the worst tornadoes in American history and has been a major driving force behind improvements to warning systems, alarms, and safety protocols across the United States. Across the state, 2,000 individuals were injured, 7,000 homes were destroyed, and 39 people were killed during the 1974 Super Outbreak, 32 of them being in Xenia. Despite Ohio being better equipped for a tornadic disaster than many other states, a survey team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia (name)
Xenia (variants include Ksenia, Kseniia, Ksenija, Kseniya; derived from Greek language, Greek wikt:ξενία, ξενία ''Xenia (Greek), xenia'', "hospitality") is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name. Related names include ''Oksana'' (; , ), ''Ksenija'' (Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania; Ксенија, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia); ''Kseniya'' (); ''Xénia'' (Hungary), and ''Senja'' (Finland). In Spain, although it started to become more popular during the 1990s, it appears mainly in Galician language, Galician as ''Xenia'' , and in Catalan language, Catalan as ''Xènia'' . Ksenia Actresses * Ksenia Alfyorova (born 1974), Bulgarian-born actress and television presenter in Russia * Ksenia Khairova (born 1969), Russian stage and film actress * Ksenia Solo (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian actress Artistic gymnasts * Ksenia Afanasyeva (born 1991), Russian artistic gymnast * Ksenia Dudkina (born 1995), Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia College
Xenia College (earlier names: Xenia Female Academy, Xenia Female Seminary and Collegiate Institute, Xenia Female College) was an American educational institution located in Xenia, Ohio. Established as a private school, its management shifted after a couple of years to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Changing its name frequently during the first few years of its existence made it difficult to follow its career. Starting as the Xenia Female Academy in 1850, it became the Xenia Female Seminary and Collegiate Institute in 1854, the Xenia Female College in 1856, and Xenia College in 1863, continuing under the latter designation until it closed its doors in the latter part of the 1880s. The Xenia Female Academy was incorporated on March 22, 1850, Thomas C. Wright and eleven others being the incorporators. There were nine trustees. This was a stock company, with shares at each, real property not to exceed , and capital stock valued at each. The curriculum and purpose of the institution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia, Hardin County, Iowa
Secor, previously known as Xenia and Delanti, is a ghost town in Hardin County, Iowa, United States. The community was south-southeast of Eldora, Iowa, Eldora. In its early years, the community was the site of one of the few bridges across the Iowa River in Hardin County. By the mid-20th century, however, the community had lost its school, mill, post office, and businesses, and Secor was considered a ghost town. A 1955 Hardin County newspaper article called it "a place with three different names." Geography The community lies at , along the South Fork of the Iowa River. History Early years as Xenia Around 1853, a bridge across the Iowa River at this site was constructed. This was for a time the only bridge across the river in Hardin County. The bridge was reported to be rickety, and the floor of the bridge was reinforced in 1866. The bridge was later said to be a primitive affair. The village, originally named Xenia, was platted in 1857 by either John G. Parnham and William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia (film)
''Xenia'' () is a 2014 drama film directed by Panos H. Koutras. It was selected to compete in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was the Greek entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film award at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. ''Xenia'' has won six awards from the Hellenic Film Academy. At the award ceremony, Koutras refused to receive two of them (for the best script and the best director) until the Greek nationality law, law on granting Greek citizenship to Immigrant generations, second-generation immigrants is changed. Main characters in the film are fans of Italian singer Patty Pravo, who makes a cameo appearance as herself towards the end of the story. The film features three songs from Pravo's repertoire: "Sentimento", "Tutt'al più", and "La bambola". Plot The film tells about two Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia, Kansas
Xenia ( ) is an unincorporated area in Franklin Township, Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. History Settling in the Xenia area in 1856, the year after Bourbon County was organized in 1855, were John Van Syckle, Samuel Stephenson and Charles Anderson. John Van Syckle and his father laid out Xenia's village plat in 1858. The community was named after Xenia, Ohio. The younger Van Syckle opened the village's first store, offering general merchandise. Xenia gained a post office on November 29, 1858, when the Peru (Linn County) post office was moved to Xenia. Peru, which is now a ghost town, had a post office from August 5 to November 29, 1858. As well as being Xenia's first merchant, John Van Syckle became Xenia's first postmaster. The first church building was built in 1876 by the Methodists. In 1878, Franklin township was Bourbon County's fourth-most populous, at 1,474. The county seat of Fort Scott had 5,081 residents. Scott Township had 2,036. Marion Township, just south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia, Illinois
Xenia ( ) is a village in Clay County, Illinois, United States. The population was 380 at the 2020 census. Geography Xenia is located in southwestern Clay County at (38.6373694, -88.6374130). U.S. Route 50 passes to the north of the village, leading east to Flora and west to Salem. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Xenia has a total area of , all land. History The hunting camps of Kiffcart and Retherford were located in the southwest corner of Section 4. The buffalo trail was very wide in this area; therefore, Lewis located in the northwest quarter of Section 3. Lewis remained there until 1830 when he sold his property to Dr. Davenport. A post office was established at the Davenport home with the help of John Pierce and John Gowdy, establishing the town of Xenia. The building of the railroad in 1854 expanded the town, and by 1870 the population had increased to 1,000. A sesquicentennial celebration was held in 1984. Demographics As of the 2020 census there we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenia (Greek)
Xenia ( ) is an Ancient Greeks, ancient Greek concept of hospitality. It is almost always translated as 'guest-friendship' or 'ritualized friendship'. It is an institutionalized relationship rooted in generosity, gift exchange, and reciprocity. Historically, hospitality towards foreigners and guests (Hellenes not from your polis) was understood as a moral obligation, as well as a political imperative. Hospitality towards foreign Hellenes honored Zeus, Zeus ''Xenios'' (and Athena, Athene ''Xenia''), patrons of foreigners. The rituals of hospitality created and expressed a reciprocal relationship between guest and host expressed in both material benefits (e.g. gifts, protection, shelter) as well as non-material ones (e.g. favors, certain normative rights). The word is derived from ''Xenos (Greek), xenos'' . Overview Xenia consists of two basic rules: # The respect from hosts to guests. Hosts must be hospitable to guests and provide them with a bath, food, drink, gifts, and safe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
