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Crete
n.
Greek island in the Mediterranean
Crete
Crete (, ;
Ancient Greek: ,
Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the
Greek islands, and the
fifth-largest island in the
Mediterranean Sea, after
Sicily,
Sardinia,
Cyprus, and
Corsica. Crete and a number of surrounding islands and islets constitute the region of Crete , one of the 13
top-level administrative units of Greece. The capital and the largest city is
Heraklion. As of 2011, the region had a population of 623,065.
Crete
Noun
1. the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
(synonym) Kriti
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
(member-meronym) Cretan
Crète
nf.
Crete, Greek island in the Mediterranean
crête
nf.
crest; caruncle, fleshy growth (i.e. comb of a chicken), ridge; comb
Crete
(n.)
A Cretan
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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