Cretan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkriːtən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krēt′n)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Cre•tan  (krēt′n),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Place Namesof or pertaining to the island of Crete or its inhabitants.

n. 
  1. Place Namesa native or inhabitant of Crete.
  • Latin Crētānus. See Crete, -an

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cretan / ˈkriːtən/
  1. of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants
  1. a native or inhabitant of Crete
'Cretan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alexander V - Candiot - Cretan bull - Dictynna - Eteocretan - Marathonian bull - Minoan - Minotaur - Pasiphaë - Teucer - cretaceous - dittany - syncretism - syncretize

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