The empire still included the islands of Cyprus, Crete, Rhodes, Malta, and Sicily.
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Crete
/ˈkɹiːt/
Synonyms for "crete" (3 found)
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Noun(1 words)
cretan island
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
greek island
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
island of crete
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Sample sentences
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"Jove's island lies, amid the deep enshrined, / Crete, hundred-towned, a land of corn and wine, / where Ida's mountain stands, the cradle of our line."
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"Come then and seek we, as the gods command, / the Gnosian kingdoms, and the winds entreat. / Short is the way, nor distant lies the land. / If Jove be present and assist our fleet, / the third day lands us on the shores of Crete."
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Loud rise the shouts of sailors to the sky; / "Crete and our fathers", rings for all to hear / the cry of oarsmen.
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