Proper noun
(historical) The Mediterranean island of Crete.
(historical) The Cretan city of Heraklion.
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
(historical) The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka.
(historical) The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAt the end of October 1669 Clement IX fell ill after receiving news that the Venetian fortress of Candia in Crete had surrendered to the Turks. Source: Internet
But the first undoubted Aegean remains reported from it were a few objects extracted from Cnossus by Minos Kalokhairinos of Candia in 1878. Source: Internet
Later, on Crete, Titus appointed presbyters (elders) in every city and remained there into his old age, dying in the city of Candia (modern Heraklion). Source: Internet
Candia McWilliam was born in Edinburgh in 1955. Source: Internet
During a meeting in August, the Candia school board will vote on whether the district will pursue a new sending contract with Pinkerton Academy in Derry. Source: Internet
Di Candia, shipmaster of the vessel Andrea Cesarano, and Castigliego, shipmaster of the vessel Nuova Giovanna, have been fined 57,000 kunas or 7,850 Euros apiece. Source: Internet