Crete
pronunciation
How to pronounce Crete in British English:
UK [kri:t]
How to pronounce Crete in American English:
US [krit]
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- Noun:
- the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
Word Origin
- Crete
- traditionally said to be from Krus, name of a mythological ancestor, but probably an ethnic name of some sort.
Example
- 1. The disc , about 15 centimetres in diameter , occupies pride of place at the heraklion museum in crete .
- 2. After his death his works were lost for some 200 years or so , but fortunately were rediscovered in crete .
- 3. One paper circulating in brussels and washington , dc , suggests that gaza-bound cargo could dock in cyprus or crete for inspection , before onward dispatch to gaza in sealed containers .
- 4. Cosco 's shopping list includes a goods warehouse at thriassio outside athens , port installations in thessalonica and a new airport at kastelli in crete .
- 5. According to american express travel , average rates are down roughly 12 percent , even among high-end properties like the blue palace resort & spa or the elounda beach hotel and villas in crete .