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Xanthian

Xanthian \Xan"thi*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Xanthus, an ancient town on Asia Minor; -- applied especially to certain marbles found near that place, and now in the British Museum.

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xanthian

a. Of the city http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia. n. A citizen of Xanthos.

Usage examples of "xanthian".

Micah worked for the Xanthian Peace Keeping Force as a liason between Marna Two and the other planets in the galaxy.

She smiled her assurance, though she harbored a small doubt, wondering if Xanthian male anatomy would be different from that of males from Earth.

Lainey had accused him, but Micah had just grinned at her and explained that he had merely applied a Xanthian scientific principle to put the ball where he wanted it to go.

There was a long wooden shelf on the far wall, and on the shelf were numerous jars containing various Xanthian internal organs.

Scientists, whether human or Xanthian, were all the same, eager to explore the unknown, to poke and prod and examine every new specimen they encountered, whether that specimen was humanoid, animal, or mineral.

She stood where the Xanthian told her, felt a sudden sense of disorientation, of being hurled through space, and then, miraculously, she was standing on the hill behind the cabin at Chadds Creek.

And the fact that he had not only let an earthling see him, but had lived with her and told her about Xanthian ways, only made things worse.

To my knowledge, no Xanthian has ever joined with a member of another race.

These two were destroying an army that had marched the length of the wilderness of Xanth, cowed griffins and goblins and dragons, and made refugees of whole Xanthian communities.

When a Xanthian entered Mundania, he too was unable to understand the speech.

When Iobates showed no gratitude even then but, on the contrary, sent the palace guards to ambush him on his return, Bellerophon dismounted and prayed that while he advanced on foot, Poseidon would flood the Xanthian Plain behind him.

He also praised the Xanthian women for their resourcefulness and ordered that, in future, all Xanthians should reckon descent from the mother, not the father.

But probably you can speak and understand Xanthian only in this vicinity, where Com Pewter governs.

Less than a meter in front her, overhead spotlights focused their beams on the shining Martian plaque, which rested on a velvet cushion under a dome of laser-cut Xanthian crystal, glittering as if it had never been disturbed, never even been touched.

Gloha realized what the problem was: Trent was speaking Xanthian, which came naturally to all residents, while the painter was speaking Mundanian.