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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
No indemnity was paid, and the Venetian garrison marched proudly out of Candia unsubdued.
Venice and its Story|Thomas Okey
There are some remarkably ugly dogs in Candia, which seem to be a race between the wolf and the fox.
The World of Waters|Mrs. David Osborne

The 26th it was continued at Candia, and a blessing seemed to attend it.
Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger|Elihu G. Holland
Omer Pacha and his army have surrounded the unhappy Island of Candia, and are tightening their folds like a huge serpent.
From the Oak to the Olive|Julia Ward Howe
Demetrius Kalergy is descended from a Cretan family, whose name is famous in the annals of Candia.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844|Various

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Candia

/ (ˈkandja) /

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the Italian name for Iráklion

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