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Word of the day
for October 28
xenelasy n
  1. (Ancient Greece, historical) The practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia.

Today is Ohi Day (Anniversary of the “No”) in Greece, which marks the rejection by Ioannis Metaxas of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s ultimatum in 1940 during World War II to allow Axis forces to enter Greek territory.

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