Sitia

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proper noun

A city in Crete, Greece.

OriginMedieval Latin Sitia ← Medieval Greek Σητεία →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Siteia

  1. A city in Crete, Greece.

Origin

  1. Medieval GreekΣητεία
  2. Medieval LatinSitia
  3. EnglishSitia

From Medieval Latin Sitia, from Medieval Greek Σητεία (Sēteía), probably from rebracketing of σε (se) + Ἠτεία (Ēteía), from Minoan.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἠτεία
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Arabic سيتيا
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Catalan Sitia
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Chinese Mandarin 錫蒂亞 /锡蒂亚
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Danish Sitia
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Dutch Sitia
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French Sitia
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German Sitia
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Greek Σητεία
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Italian Sitia
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Latin Sitia
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Portuguese Sitía
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Spanish Sitía
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Turkish Sitya
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Cite this entry
APA

Sitia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitia

MLA

“Sitia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sitia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitia.

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