Canea

American  

[kuh-nee-uh] / kəˈni ə /

noun

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

---

Canea British  

/ ˈhɑːnɪə, kæˈnɪə /

noun

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

---

Example Sentences

Canea, a city of 33,000, was captured, other small ports were held, and Governor Aposkitis of Crete was a hostage.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Turks offered autonomy for Canea, but Venizelos refused, desiring union not of the town of Canea, but of all the island of Crete with Greece.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later in the day. the leisurely Greek fleet, carrying two infantry regiments on its dirty decks, steamed into Canea.

From Time Magazine Archive

They marched into the stony streets of Canea, ancient seaport and capital of Crete.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 by Various