Crete Definition

krēt
pronoun

One of the 13 peripheries of Greece; an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

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noun

(archaic) A Cretan.

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Synonyms:
  • kríti
suffix

(fiction) Indicating a material functionally similar to concrete.

Ceramacrete was a nonflammable construction material used in buildings of the Post Diaspora era.
Ceramacrete was a hard substance used to pave roads.
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Indicating having to do with concrete.

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Other Word Forms of Crete

Noun

Singular:
Crete
Plural:
cretes

Origin of Crete

  • From Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krētē).

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  • From concrete

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Crete Sentence Examples

  • The population of Crete under the Venetians was estimated at about 250,000.

  • Crete thus forms the natural limit between the Mediterranean and the Archipelago.

  • It is as yet difficult to determine the part which Rhodes played in prehistoric days during the naval predominance of the neighbouring island of Crete; but archaeological remains dating from the later Minoan age prove that the early Aegean culture maintained itself there comparatively unimpaired until the historic period.

  • In Crete, in the later period, when the rulers could trust to the " wooden walls " of the Minoan navy, there is no parallel for the massive fortifications that we see at Tiryns or Mycenae.

  • Crete indeed profited by the grant of extended privileges, but these did not satisfy its turbulent population, and early in 1897 a Greek expedition sailed to unite the island to Greece.

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Words Starting With

CCRCRE

Words Ending With

ETEETE

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Crete

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CR & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With TE

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With C5 Letter Words Ending With E