Crete (kr t) An island of southeast Greece in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its Minoan civilization, centered at the city of Knossos on the northern coast, was one of the earliest in the world and reached the height of its wealth and power c. 1600 b.c. Crete subsequently fell to the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Venetians, and Ottoman Turks. The islanders proclaimed their union with modern Greece in 1908. Cre  tan adj. & n. |
| Crete, Sea of A section of the southern Aegean Sea between Crete and the Cyclades Islands. |
Crete [kriːt]
n
(Placename) a mountainous island in the E Mediterranean, the largest island of Greece: of archaeological importance for the ruins of Minoan civilization. Pop.: 601 159 (2001). Area: 8331 sq. km (3216 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Kríti
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| Noun | 1. |  Crete - the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BCLabyrinth of Minos - a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia Cretan - a native or inhabitant of Crete |
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