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Candia

American  
[kan-dee-uh] / ˈkæn di ə /

noun

  1. former name of Herakleion.

  2. former name of Crete.


Candia British  
/ ˈkandja /

noun

  1. the Italian name for Iráklion

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"This type of theft is not victimless," De Candia said.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

After a night of fireworks and celebrations outside the party’s main headquarters in downtown Asuncion, Beatriz Candia was out cleaning the city’s streets, on a more subdued Monday, given the May 1 Labor Day holiday.

From Reuters • May 1, 2023

In the corner, flowers and candles decorated an altar that they had made to Candia featuring a photo of him posing proudly in traditional dress, his red vest decorated with images of birds and flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

The hospital’s director, Victor Candia, said that patients were being given the care they needed.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

Towards the middle of the fifth century, a man appeared in the island of Candia, pretending that he was a second Moses.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary