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Webster 1913 Edition

Cretan

Cre′tan

(krē′tan)

,

Adj.

Pertaining to Crete, or Candia.

–

Noun.

A native or inhabitant of Crete or Candia.

Definition 2024

Cretan

Cretan

English

Adjective

Cretan ‎(not comparable)

Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

Translations

relating to Crete

Catalan: cretenc (ca)
Dutch: Kretenzisch (nl)
French: crétois (fr)
German: kretisch (de)
Greek: κρητικός (el) m ‎(kritikós)
Icelandic: krítverskur

Norwegian:

Bokmål: kretisk

Nynorsk: kretisk
Polish: kreteński (pl)
Portuguese: cretense
Russian: кри́тский (ru) ‎(krítskij)

Noun

Cretan ‎(plural Cretans)

An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

Translations

inhabitant

Catalan: cretenc (ca) m, cretenca (ca) f
Dutch: Kretenzer (nl) m, Kretenzische (nl) f
Esperanto: kretano m, kretanino f
French: Crétois (fr) m, Crétoise f
German: Kreter (de) m, Kreterin f
Greek: Κρητικός (el) m ‎(Kritikós), Κρής m ‎(Krís), Κρητικιά (el) f ‎(Kritikiá), Κρήσσα f ‎(Kríssa)
Icelandic: Krítverji m

Norwegian:

Bokmål: kreter m

Nynorsk: kretar m
Polish: Kreteńczyk (pl) m
Portuguese: cretense m, f
Russian: критя́нин (ru) m ‎(kritjánin), критя́нка f ‎(kritjánka)
Swedish: kretensare (sv)

Proper noun

Cretan

The dialect of Greek spoken in Crete.

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