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Definition of CRETE

Crete
Crete Crete (kr[=e]t), n. [L. Cres, Cretis.] A Cretan

Meaning of CRETE from wikipedia

- Crete (/kriːt/ KREET; Gr****: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Gr**** islands, the 88th...
- The Battle of Crete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Gr****: Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (German: Unternehmen Merkur), was a major...
- Crête is a surname of French origin. Some persons with the surname include: Joseph-Alphida Crête (1890–1964), Canadian politician Martin Crête (born 1985)...
- The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The Minoan civilization...
- Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in...
- Byzantine Crete Crete and Cyrenaica, Roman province Emirate of Crete Ottoman Crete Venetian Crete Cretan State Crete, Illinois Crete-Monee High School Crete, Indiana...
- been considered its eponyms: Crete, daughter of Hesperus and one of the Hesperides and another possible eponym of Crete. Crete, daughter of one of the Cretan...
- The Bank of Crete (Gr****: Τράπεζα Κρήτης, French: Banque du Crète) was a bank that functioned between 1899 and 1918. Following the departure of the Ottoman...
- Crete is an unincorporated community in Greensfork Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. A post office was established at Crete in 1882...
- La Crete (/ləˈkriːt/ lə-KREET), also spelled La Crête, is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada, within Mackenzie County. It is located on Highway 697,...