Crete

C3R1E1T1E1
/ˈkɹiːt/

proper noun

An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

OriginAncient Greek Κρήτη →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.
  2. One of the thirteen regions (peripheries) of Greece, consisting of Chania, Iraklion, Lasithi and Rethymno.
nounCrete (plural Cretes)

plural Cretes

  1. archaicA Cretan.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΚρήτη
  2. Ancient GreekΚρήτη
  3. EnglishCrete

Derived from Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κρήτη
  • Κρήτη (Krḗtē)island
Arabic كِرِيت, إِقْرِيطْش
  • كِرِيت (kirīt)island
  • إِقْرِيطْش (ʔiqrīṭš)island
Basque Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Bulgarian Крит
  • Крит (Krit)island
Catalan Creta
  • Cretaisland
Chinese Mandarin 克里特島, 革哩底
  • 克里特島 (Kèlǐtedǎo)island
  • 革哩底 (Gélǐdǐ)island
Czech Kréta
  • Krétaisland
Danish Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Dutch Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Esperanto Kreto
  • Kretoisland
Estonian Kreeta
  • Kreetaisland
Finnish Kreeta
  • Kreetaisland
French Crète
  • Crèteisland
German Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Greek Κρήτη
  • Κρήτη (Kríti)island
Hebrew כְּרֵתִים, כַּפְתּוֹר
  • כְּרֵתִים (kretím)island
  • כַּפְתּוֹר (kaftór)island
Hindi क्रीट
  • क्रीट (krīṭ)island
Hungarian Kréta
  • Krétaisland
Icelandic Krít
  • Krítisland
Irish an Chréit
  • an Chréitisland
Italian Creta
  • Cretaisland
Japanese クレタ島
  • クレタ島 (Kureta-tō)island
Korean 크레타
  • 크레타 (keureta)island
Latin Creta
  • Cretaisland
Latvian Krēta
  • Krētaisland
Lithuanian Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Norwegian Bokmål Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Persian کرت, اقریطس
  • کرت (keret)island
  • اقریطس (eqritos)island
Polish Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Portuguese Creta
  • Cretaisland
Romanian Creta
  • Cretaisland
Russian Крит
  • Крит (Krit)island
Slovak Kréta
  • Krétaisland
Spanish Creta
  • Cretaisland
Swedish Kreta
  • Kretaisland
Thai ครีต
  • ครีต (krîit)island
Turkish Girit
  • Giritisland
Ukrainian Крит
  • Крит (Kryt)island

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Crete

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Crete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crete

MLA

“Crete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crete. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Crete,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Crete.

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