Crete

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κρήτη.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹiːt/

Proper noun

1. An island in the Mediterranean.
2. One of the thirteen peripheries of Greece, consisting of Chania, Iraklion, Lasithi and Rethymno.

Related terms

• Cretan
• syncretism

Translations

• French: Crète
• German: Kreta
• Italian: Creta
• Portuguese: Creta
• Russian: Крит
• Spanish: Creta

Noun

Crete (plural Cretes)

1. (archaic) A Cretan.

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