Cretan

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  • Noun:
    a native or inhabitant of Crete

Word Origin

Cretan (n.)
Old English Cretense (plural), from Latin Cretanus (singular); see Crete. They were proverbial in ancient times as liars; compare Greek kretismos "lying," literally "Cretan behavior."

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