cretan

Speech parts

1. cretan - Noun

2. cretan - Adjective

3. Cretan - Proper noun

Meaning

Pertaining to Crete, or Candia.

A native or inhabitant of Crete or Candia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

european crete mohawk cretaceous chalk caruncle dittany caruncula peaking ridgy furrowy

Hypernyms

european

Hyponyms

Minoan

Phrases with the word

cretan sea cretan goat cretan ibex Cretan meadow foxtail Cretan date palm Cretan-hollyhock

Anagrams

canter centra creant nectar recant tanrec trance carnet cranet

Examples

As it is in the proverb, played Cretan against Cretan. Plutarch

After making a special mention to the late Cretan founder of Aegean Airlines Theodoros Vassilakis, the prime minister expressed the hope Vassilakis’ successors “will realize his dream for an airliner that will dominate the skies of the world.” Source: Internet

Actes du Colloque de Sienne (22-24 mai 1986), Rome, 105-138 whereas the Cretan amphorae have been analyzed by Marangou-Lerat. Source: Internet

And in any case, the elders Titus would appoint would have to be Cretan elders.. Source: Internet

By Androgeneia of Phaestus he had Asterion, who commanded the Cretan contingent in the war between Dionysus and the Indians. Source: Internet

All three sectors of the Cretan economy (agriculture/farming, processing-packaging, services), are directly connected and interdependent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cretaceous period cretaceously Cretacious Cretan date palm cretan dittany cretan goat