Nearby Words
Crete cars from 16€ www.autoclubrent.com/ Rent a car Crete Heraklion special offers
Sears® Official Site www.sears.com/ Shop for Appliances, Electronics, Tools & More at Sears. Top Brands.
Dictionary.com's Mobile Apps www.dictionary.com/mobile Ad-Free, Offline Content, Audio Pronunciation and More! Take Millions of Words With You Everywhere. Download Now!
Ads
Sea of Crete
Dictionary.com Unabridged
noun
1.
Formerly, Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 456,642; 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
2.
Sea of, a part of the S Aegean Sea lying between the Cyclades Islands and Crete.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Sea of Crete
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
Crete
traditionally said to be from Krus, name of a mythological ancestor; probably an ethnic name of some sort.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Crete definition
Island in southeastern Greece in the Mediterranean Sea.
Note: Crete is the largest of the Greek islands.
Note: One of the world's earliest civilizations, the Minoan civilization, reached its peak in Crete in 1600 b.c.
Note: In Greek mythology, Crete was Minos's kingdom, where the Minotaur lived at the center of the Labyrinth.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Sea of Crete
Image for Sea of Crete
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
