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Xan
noun
Slang for a Xanax pill, a prescription drug used to treat anxiety.
Xanadu
noun
An imagined place of exceptional beauty, luxury, and wonder.
Xanax
proper noun
A well-known brand name for the anti-anxiety drug alprazolam.
Xander
name
A masculine given name, a short form of Alexander, meaning "defender of the people."
Xavier
name
A masculine given name of Basque origin, meaning "new house," popularized by Saint Francis Xavier.
Xbox
proper noun
Microsoft's line of home video game consoles.
Xena
noun
Informally, a tough, confident, physically strong woman — from the TV warrior character Xena.
xenia
noun
The ancient Greek custom and concept of showing generous hospitality to strangers and guests.
xenon
noun
A colorless, odorless noble gas (chemical symbol Xe, atomic number 54) used in things like camera flashes and certain lamps.
xerox
noun
Informally, a photocopy, or the machine that makes one — from the brand name Xerox.
Xerxes
name
The name of several ancient Persian kings, most famously Xerxes I, who led an invasion of Greece.
xi
noun
A letter of the Greek alphabet (Ξ, ξ), used in math and science to represent variables or particles.
Xia
name
A Chinese surname, and the name of the legendary first dynasty of ancient China.
Xian
noun
An administrative division in China roughly similar to a county, sitting below the level of a city or prefecture.
Xiang
name
A Chinese given name and surname, also the name of a major river and dialect group in China.
Xiangyang
name
A city in Hubei province, China, historically significant as a strategic military stronghold.
xiao
noun
A traditional Chinese end-blown bamboo flute.
Xiaoyi
name
A Chinese given name and the name of a city in Shanxi province, China.
Xie
name
A common Chinese surname.
Xin
name
A Chinese given name and surname, often meaning "new" or "heart."
Xing
name
A Chinese surname and given name, also meaning "to travel" or "to prosper" depending on the character used.
Xiong
name
A Chinese surname, from Mandarin Xióng (熊, "bear").
xu
noun
A former Vietnamese coin worth one hundredth of a dong.
Xue
name
A Chinese surname, from Mandarin xuē (薛).
xun
noun
A round, egg-shaped Chinese wind instrument made of clay or ceramic.
XXX
adjective
Marking content as explicit or hardcore pornographic material.
xylophone
noun
A percussion instrument made of wooden bars of different lengths, played by striking them with small mallets.