Crete

[ kreet ]

noun

1. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, southeast of mainland Greece. 3,235 sq. mi. (8,380 sq. km). : Canea. Formerly Candia.
2. Sea of Crete, a part of the south Aegean Sea lying between the Cyclades Islands and Crete.

Crete

/ kriːt /

noun

1. a mountainous island in the E Mediterranean, the largest island of Greece: of archaeological importance for the ruins of Minoan civilization. Pop: 601 131 (2001). Area: 8331 sq km (3216 sq miles) Modern Greek nameKríti

Crete

1. Island in southeastern Greece in the Mediterranean Sea .

Notes

One of the world's earliest civilizations, the Minoan civilization, reached its peak in Crete in 1600 b.c.

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands.

In Greek mythology , Crete was Minos's kingdom, where the Minotaur lived at the center of the Labyrinth .

Example Sentences

Pottery and other artifacts indicate that groups from Greece, Crete and other Mediterranean regions periodically settled on the island starting as early as around 4,000 years ago.

From Science News

During a stop in Crete, Greece, the weather was so bad that it delayed her for several days.

From Washington Post

Graeber and Wengrow point to Bronze Age Minoan society on Crete as an example of a political system run by priestesses who called on citizens to transcend individuality via ecstatic experiences that bound the population together.

From Science News

Roughly 200 miles south of Athens, Crete has constant strong winds for windsurfing and kiteboarding, rugged mountains for trekking, and historic ruins like the Palace of Knossos, where you can geek out on the island’s ancient civilization.

From Outside Online

Many were imported, evidence that trade flourished between Egypt and Palestine, Cyprus, Crete and Syria.

From Washington Post

On vacation in Crete, Michlin and his wife were looking for a good, hearty meal.

From The Daily Beast

One interesting case study is Sir Arthur Evans, the original excavator and “restorer” of the Minoan palace of Knossos on Crete.

From The Daily Beast

This 3,000-year-old language was discovered on clay tablets excavated in 1900 on the island of Crete.

From The Daily Beast

In the year one hundred and sixty-five, Demetrius, the son of Demetrius, came from Crete into the land of his fathers.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Diogenes of Crete, making a fanciful speculation, imparted to air an intellectual energy.

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The king extended also his protection to his cousins, Lagetas and Stratarchas, who were recalled from Crete.

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They seem to have been adopted by the kings, as their kindred were in Crete, as the military guardians of their prerogatives.

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He remained some time in Crete, studying the institutions of the Dorian people of that island.

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