Cretan

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Etymology

From Crete + -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹiːtən/

Adjective

Cretan (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

Translations

• French: crétois
• German: kretisch
• Italian: cretese
• Portuguese: cretense
• Russian: кри́тский
• Spanish: cretense

Noun

Cretan (plural Cretans)

1. An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

Translations

• French: Crétois, Crétoise
• German: Kreter, Kreterin
• Portuguese: cretense
• Russian: критя́нин
• Spanish: cretense

Proper noun

1. The dialect of Greek spoken in Crete.

   Holonym: Doric

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