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ξενικός ξενικός, ή, όν of or for a stranger, of foreign kind, opp. to ἀστικός, Eur.; ξενικά the taxes paid by aliens at Athens, Dem.;— τὸ ξ. the class of aliens, Arist.; τὸ ξ. (sc. δικαστήριον) the court in which aliens sued or were sued, Arist. of soldiers, hired for service, mercenary, Hdt., Xen. τὸ ξενικόν οἱ ξένοι, a body of mercenaries, Ar., Thuc., etc. = ξένιος, hospitable, friendly, Aeschin.:— ἡ ξενική friendly relation, as between host and guest, Arist. foreign, alien, Hdt.; ξ. ὀνόματα foreign names, Plat.; of style, foreign, I. e. abounding in unusual words, Arist.

ShortDef

of or for a stranger, alien, mercenary, non-Attic; hospitable

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Headword:

ξενικός

Headword (normalized):

ξενικός

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ξενικος

IDX:

22475

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22497

Key:

ceniko/s

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