Turcocretan

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noun

A Muslim inhabitant of Crete (until 1923), or one of their descendants.

OriginGreek Τουρκοκρήτες →
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Meanings

nounTurcocretan (plural Turcocretans)

plural Turcocretans

  1. A Muslim inhabitant of Crete (until 1923), or one of their descendants.

    The Turcocretans, as Muslims, looked to the Ottoman Empire for protection and were loyal to its institutions.

    2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 155

Origin

  1. GreekΤουρκοκρήτες
  2. EnglishTurcocretan

From Turco- + Cretan, after Greek Τουρκοκρήτες (Tourkokrítes).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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