Cretan

[ kreet-n ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the island of Crete or its inhabitants.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Crete.

Cretan

/ ˈkriːtən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Crete

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cretan¹

< Latin Crētānus. See Crete, -an

Example Sentences

The Consul Opimius, at the head of a body of Cretan archers, easily put to the rout a tumultuous assembly.

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He wasn't all you think; and anyhow, he had a smaller island to think out; any one could have got a grasp of Cretan affairs.

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Hermon, in his Cretan Dialects, says that Cydonian apples are called .

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He says he is a Cretan, and that he has been a great traveller.

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He seems to be beginning his interference in Cretan matters.

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