Candia

[kan-dee-uh]

noun

former name of Iráklion.
former name of Crete.

Iráklion

or He·ra·klei·on

[ih-rak-lee-on or hi-rak-lee-on; Greek ee-rah-klee-awn]

noun

a seaport in N Crete.

Formerly Candia.

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Examples from the Web for candia

Contemporary Examples of candia

What more is there to ask Candia McWilliam, someone whose memoir is already forthright to a fault?
Blindness as a Way of Seeing: Candia McWilliam’s Powerful Memoir
Lucy Scholes
April 6, 2012
When Scottish author Candia McWilliam lost her sight at the age of 52, she could have sunk deeper into her seclusion.
Blindness as a Way of Seeing: Candia McWilliam’s Powerful Memoir
Lucy Scholes
April 6, 2012

Historical Examples of candia

We have also sight of Candia at the distance of above thirty leagues.
Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I
Sir John Ross
The 26th it was continued at Candia, and a blessing seemed to attend it.
Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger
Elihu G. Holland
The 27th and 28th, attended the Ministers' Conference at Candia.
Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger
Elihu G. Holland
Between Alexandria and Candia it is ten thousand three hundred.
The Ocean World:
Louis Figuier
We make war to win Candia, and at no price will we abandon it.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay
Lord Eversley

British Dictionary definitions for candia

Candia

noun

the Italian name for Iráklion

Iráklion

noun

a port in Greece, in N Crete: former capital of Crete (until 1841); ruled by Venetians (13th–17th centuries). Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)Italian name: Candia Also called: Heraklion, Herakleion

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