crete

Noun

WORDNET DICTIONARY

crete(n = noun.location) kriti - the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC;

has parts: labyrinth of minos

is a part of ellas, greece, hellenic republic, mediterranean, mediterranean sea

is a kind of island

crete, n. [L. Cres, Cretis.].

A Cretan [1913 Webster]

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