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Definitions of crete in various dictionaries:
noun - the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean
An island of southeast Greece in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
CRETE - Crete (Greek: , Kríti ['kriti]; Ancient Greek: , Krt) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world an...
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| The Minoan civilization, named for the mythological King Minos, was centered on this island |
| Once the Turks took Eracleon in 1669 after a 20-year siege, this Greek island soon fell |
| This Mediterranean island shares its name with President Garfield's nickname for his wife |
| Daedalus was imprisoned |
| El Greco probably received his early training painting icons on this, his native island |
| Island on which Theseus slew the Minotaur |
| The legendary labyrinth was found on this island |
| In 1669, after a 21-year siege, the Ottomans won this Mediterranean island; it's now Greece's largest island |
| Excurstions are available from this largest Greek island to Santorini, which some call the "Lost Atlantis" |
| Hephaestus made Talus, a man of brass, to guard this island for its ruler Minos |
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| the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC |
| A Greek island in the eastern Mediterranean population 630,000 (est. 2009) capital, Heraklion. It is noted for the remains of the Minoan civilization which flourished there in the 2nd millennium BC. It fell to Rome in 67 BC and was subsequently ruled by Byzantines, Venetians, and Turks. Crete played an important role in the Greek struggle for independence from the Turks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, becoming administratively part of an independent Greece in 1913. |
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| Crete, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES |
| Crete, NEBRASKA, UNITED STATES |
| Crete, NORTH DAKOTA, UNITED STATES |
| Crete, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES |
| Crete, INDIANA, UNITED STATES |
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Crete (Greek: , Kríti ['kriti]; Ancient Greek: , Krt) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete and a number of surrounding islands and islets constitute the region of Crete (Greek: ), one of the 13 top-level administrative units of Greece. The capital and the largest city is Heraklion. As of 2011, the region had a population of 623,065. * Crete forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece, while retaining its own local cultural traits (such as its own poetry and music). It was once the centre of the Minoan civilisation (c. 27001420 BC), which is the earliest known civilisation in Europe. The palace of Knossos lies in Crete. |