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  • adjective Of the city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia.
  • noun A citizen of Xanthos.

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Examples

  • The collection of sculpture now popularly known as the Xanthian marbles, are a few ruins gleaned from the rocky eminence which is the site of ancient Xanthus.

    How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855

  • Snake Agent is part noir, part comedy (but not slapstick or Xanthian), part urban fantasy, and part science-fiction with its emphasis on organic technology.

    Snake Agent Jes Battis 2008

  • While I agree there is lots of humor in the series, I wouldn't want people to think they are "humorous" in the Xanthian sense.

    The Dying Earth by Jack Vance Dark Worlds Club 2008

  • It was so tragical a sight, that Brutus could not endure to see it, but wept at the very relation of it, and proclaimed a reward to any soldier that could save a Xanthian.

    The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003

  • And there in the path was Tacy, the girl who couldn't speak Xanthian.

    Up In A Heaval Anthony, Piers 2002

  • That was my feeble attempt at levity because the magic of Xanth converts all words of foreign places to Xanthian.

    Up In A Heaval Anthony, Piers 2002

  • Umlaut looked at Claire and soon had the answer: The girl did not speak Xanthian.

    Up In A Heaval Anthony, Piers 2002

  • He's Mundane, but he's with Willow, who's Xanthian.

    Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999

  • So that was how his talent worked, in true Xanthian fashion.

    Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999

  • He's Mundane, but he's with Willow, who's Xanthian.

    Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999

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