Crete

American  

[kreet] / krit /

noun

1. Formerly Candia.  a Greek island in the Mediterranean, southeast of mainland Greece. 3,235 sq. mi. (8,380 sq. km). Canea.

2. Sea of Crete, a part of the south Aegean Sea lying between the Cyclades Islands and Crete.

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Crete British  

/ kriːt /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Kríti.  a mountainous island in the E Mediterranean, the largest island of Greece: of archaeological importance for the ruins of Minoan civilization. Pop: 601 131 (2001). Area: 8331 sq km (3216 sq miles)

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Crete Cultural  

1. Island in southeastern Greece in the Mediterranean Sea.

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One of the world's earliest civilizations, the Minoan civilization, reached its peak in Crete in 1600 b.c.

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands.

In Greek mythology, Crete was Minos's kingdom, where the Minotaur lived at the center of the Labyrinth.

Example Sentences

U-557 was rammed in error by the Italian torpedo boat Orione, west of Crete, and was sunk with all hands.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The resort in Crete was just as I remembered.

From MarketWatch

The resort in Crete was just as I remembered.

From MarketWatch

Mitsotakis vowed Sunday to fully expose the scandal, even though many of the subsidies went to Crete, which is his power base.

From Barron's

Officers on Wednesday carried out 37 arrests in the greater Athens area, Thessaloniki, the island of Crete and other areas.

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