Meanings
adjectiveCretan (not comparable)
alternative Cretian
- not comparableOf or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΚρήτη (Krḗtē)
- EnglishCrete
- EnglishCretan
Translations
Ancient Greek Κρής
- Κρής (Krḗs)inhabitant
Basque kretar
- kretarrelating to Crete
Catalan cretenc, cretenc
- cretencrelating to Crete
- cretencinhabitant
- cretencainhabitant
Czech krétský, Kréťan
- krétskýrelating to Crete
- Kréťaninhabitant
Danish kretisk, kretensisk
- kretiskrelating to Crete
- kretensiskrelating to Crete
- kreterinhabitant
- kretenserinhabitant
Dutch Kretenzisch, Kretenzer
- Kretenzischrelating to Crete
- Kretenzerinhabitant
- Kretenzischeinhabitant
Esperanto kretano, kretanino
- kretanoinhabitant
- kretaninoinhabitant
Finnish kreetalainen, kreetalainen
- kreetalainenrelating to Crete
- kreetalaineninhabitant
French crétois, Crétois
- crétoisrelating to Crete
- Crétoisinhabitant
- Crétoiseinhabitant
German kretisch, Kreter
- kretischrelating to Crete
- Kreterinhabitant
- Kreterininhabitant
Greek κρητικός, Κρητικός
- κρητικός (kritikós)relating to Crete
- Κρητικός (Kritikós)inhabitant
- Κρής (Krís)inhabitant
- Κρητικιά (Kritikiá)inhabitant
- Κρήσσα (Kríssa)inhabitant
Hebrew כְּרֵתִי
- כְּרֵתִי (kretí)inhabitant
Icelandic krítverskur, Krítverji
- krítverskurrelating to Crete
- Krítverjiinhabitant
Irish Créatach, Créatach
- Créatachrelating to Crete
- Créatachinhabitant
Italian cretese
- creteserelating to Crete
Japanese クレタ人
- クレタ人inhabitant
Latin creticus
- creticusrelating to Crete
Norwegian Bokmål kretisk, kreter
- kretiskrelating to Crete
- kreterinhabitant
Polish kreteński, Kreteńczyk
- kreteńskirelating to Crete
- Kreteńczykinhabitant
Portuguese cretense, cretense
- cretenserelating to Crete
- cretenseinhabitant
Romanian cretan, cretan
- cretanrelating to Crete
- cretaninhabitant
- cretanăinhabitant
Russian кри́тский, критя́нин
- кри́тский (krítskij)relating to Crete
- критя́нин (kritjánin)inhabitant
- критя́нка (kritjánka)inhabitant
Spanish cretense, cretense
- cretenserelating to Crete
- cretenseinhabitant
Swedish kretensisk, kretensare
- kretensiskrelating to Crete
- kretensareinhabitant
- kreterinhabitant
Welsh Cretaidd, Cretiad
- Cretaiddrelating to Crete
- Cretiadinhabitant
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Cretan
All rhymes →Sounds the same
cretin (for some accents)cretin (for some accents)cretin (for some accents)
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Cretan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cretan
MLA
“Cretan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cretan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cretan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cretan.
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