a mountainous island in the E Mediterranean, the largest island of Greece: of archaeological importance for the ruins of Minoan civilization. Pop: 601 131 (2001). Area: 8331 sq km (3216 sq miles)
Modern Greek name: Kríti
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Crete
(krēt),USA pronunciation n.
- Place NamesAlso called Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 456,642;
3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Cap.: Canea.
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- Daedalus
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- El Greco
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- Kríti
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- Thera
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- concrete poet
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- concrete universal
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