Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the island of Crete or to its inhabitants.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of the island of Crete, south of Greece, pertaining to Turkey since 1669; specifically, a member of the indigenous Grecian population of Crete. In the New Testament the form Cretians occurs (Tit. i. 12).
- noun The name of an ancient sophism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to Crete, or Candia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Crete
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Examples
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 55 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 56 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 54 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 56 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 59 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 54 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 55 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 58 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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Crete has a mild climate but in such high altitudes (Zominthos is almost 1,200 meters above the sea level), it always snows during winter months, making these areas almost inaccessible for the ‘foreigners’ who do not know cretan mountains.
Picture 59 « Special Finds « Interactive Dig Crete – Zominthos Project 2009
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