Tom and Mary sat together for a long time enjoying life on this mild Cretan evening.
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Cretan
//ˈkɹiːtən//
Synonyms for "cretan" (1 found)
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Translations
68 translations across 33 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Κρής noun (inhabitant)
Basque
1 entries- kretar adj (relating to Crete)
Catalan
3 entries- cretenc adj (relating to Crete)
- cretenc noun (inhabitant)
- cretenca noun (inhabitant)
Coptic
2 entries- ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲉⲥ adj (relating to Crete)
- ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲉⲥ noun (inhabitant)
Czech
2 entries- krétský adj (relating to Crete)
- Kréťan noun (inhabitant)
Danish
2 entries- kretenser noun (inhabitant)
- kreter noun (inhabitant)
Dutch
3 entries- Kretenzisch adj (relating to Crete)
- Kretenzer noun (inhabitant)
- Kretenzische noun (inhabitant)
Esperanto
2 entries- kretanino noun (inhabitant)
- kretano noun (inhabitant)
Finnish
2 entries- kreetalainen adj (relating to Crete)
- kreetalainen noun (inhabitant)
French
3 entries- crétois adj (relating to Crete)
- Crétois noun (inhabitant)
- Crétoise noun (inhabitant)
Friulian
1 entries- cretês adj (relating to Crete)
Galician
2 entries- cretense adj (relating to Crete)
- cretense noun (inhabitant)
Georgian
3 entries- კრეტას adj (relating to Crete)
- კრეტული adj (relating to Crete)
- კრეტელი noun (inhabitant)
German
3 entries- kretisch adj (relating to Crete)
- Kreter noun (inhabitant)
- Kreterin noun (inhabitant)
Greek
4 entries- κρητικός adj (relating to Crete)
- Κρής noun (inhabitant)
- Κρήσσα noun (inhabitant)
- Κρητικιά noun (inhabitant)
Hebrew
1 entries- כְּרֵתִי noun (inhabitant)
Icelandic
2 entries- krítverskur adj (relating to Crete)
- Krítverji noun (inhabitant)
Irish
2 entries- Créatach adj (relating to Crete)
- Créatach noun (inhabitant)
Italian
1 entries- cretese adj (relating to Crete)
Japanese
1 entries- クレタ人 noun (inhabitant)
Latin
1 entries- creticus adj (relating to Crete)
Lombard
1 entries- cretes adj (relating to Crete)
Manchu
2 entries- ᡴᡳᡵᡳᡨ adj (relating to Crete)
- ᡴᡳᡵᡳᡨ noun (inhabitant)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- kretisk adj (relating to Crete)
- kreter noun (inhabitant)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- kretisk adj (relating to Crete)
- kretar noun (inhabitant)
Occitan
1 entries- cretés adj (relating to Crete)
Polish
2 entries- kreteński adj (relating to Crete)
- Kreteńczyk noun (inhabitant)
Portuguese
2 entries- cretense adj (relating to Crete)
- cretense noun (inhabitant)
Romanian
3 entries- cretan adj (relating to Crete)
- cretan noun (inhabitant)
- cretană noun (inhabitant)
Russian
3 entries- кри́тский adj (relating to Crete)
- критя́нин noun (inhabitant)
- критя́нка noun (inhabitant)
Spanish
2 entries- cretense adj (relating to Crete)
- cretense noun (inhabitant)
Swedish
3 entries- kretensisk adj (relating to Crete)
- kretensare noun (inhabitant)
- kreter noun (inhabitant)
Welsh
2 entries- Cretaidd adj (relating to Crete)
- Cretiad noun (inhabitant)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The largest island in the Aegean is Crete, and the form of civilization developed there is called Cretan or Minoan, from the name of one of the legendary sea-kings of Crete, whilst that which spread on the mainland is called Mycenaean from the great stronghold where dwelt the lords of Mycenae.
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