Crete
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- proper noun
- /kriːt/
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Creta
- Situated in the southern Aegean, the island of Crete was famous for its Archers.
- Crete, Greece
- island of Crete
- king of Crete
And eventually I was living in a cave on the Isle of Crete, which is part of Greece, and I was just praying to God for direction.
- And eventually I was living in a cave on the Isle of Crete, which is part of Greece, and I was just praying to God for direction.
- I just don't feel like it screams Crete destination wedding.
- And he goes over to Crete, slays the minor tour and he, he escapes in this ship, this giant ship to a little island called Delos.
Examples
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Kokkinakis was born in Crete in 1919 into an Orthodox Greek family.
Academic text (1997) -
Well, at least she could stay in Crete forever if she wanted.
Fiction book (1994) -
And they went off to escape the island of Crete forever.
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I should go running all over Crete with you.
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I bet they all took a house together on Crete for the summer.
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You would never have been in Crete or known about the trip.
Fiction book (1994) -
A boy and his father lived on the island of Crete, far from their homeland.
Fiction book (2001) -
Peace is secured in Crete.
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Finally, though, we'd made it on holiday, and Jay's thoughts on the beautiful isle of Crete, birthplace of Zeus, were as insightful as ever.
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The ancient Minoan civilization flourished on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean.
Synonyms
A large Greek island in the Mediterranean known for ancient Minoan ruins
Compounds
- Specialized
A small shrub from Crete with woolly leaves and pale purple flowers used in herbal medicine
- Specialized
A small shrub from Crete with soft hairy leaves and pink flowers used as a herb
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crete comes from the ancient Greek name Kritē, the name people used for the island long ago. A helpful way to remember it is that modern words like Cretan, which means 'from Crete', keep the same old name, so Crete still means the large Greek island famous for the Minoan ruins.