Xenoi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23672152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Zelnick‐Abramovitz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah04328 |
| OpenAlex | W4246981072 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The basic sense of the word xenos (plural xenoi ) is “foreigner” – an outsider who stays for a short while in another community without becoming a full member of it. Xenoi usually applies to freeborn foreigners, since slaves – although xenoi by definition – had their special terminology.
Linguistics · Plural · Sociology · Terminology · Word (group theory) · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |