Canea

[ kuh-nee-uh ]

noun

1. a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.

Canea

/ ˈhɑːnɪə; kæˈnɪə /

noun

1. the chief port of Crete, on the NW coast. Pop: 55 838 (2001) Greek nameKhaniá

Example Sentences

As Pashley says, the modern walls of Canea would have been sufficient to consume all vestiges of the ancient building.

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I thoroughly enjoyed some days of careless loafing about Canea.

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Where he got them from I cannot tell, for they are not so plentiful at Rettimo as they are at beautiful Canea.

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The motion was lost, and his relegation to Canea and a years imprisonment were voted.

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In six months came news from Canea: Jacopo Foscari was dead.

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