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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Cretan. archaic

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.
2. 2
   One of the thirteen regions (peripheries) of Greece, consisting of Chania, Iraklion, Lasithi and Rethymno.

Synonyms

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kriti

Example

More examples

"The empire still included the islands of Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes, Malta, and Sicily."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē).

Related phrases

central greececentral macedoniaeast macedonia and thraceionian islandsmediterranean seanorth aegeansouth aegeanwest greecewest macedonia

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