Crete
/ˈkɹiːt/
Crete proper noun: an island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.
Proper noun
Crete
- An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.
- One of the thirteen regions (peripheries) of Greece, consisting of Chania, Iraklion, Lasithi and Rethymno.
Noun
Crete (plural Cretes)
- A Cretan.
Crete meaning in Hindi, Odia, Arabic and Persian
Crete in Hindi
- island
- क्रीट krīṭ
Crete in Odia
- island
- କ୍ରେଟ୍ kreṭ
Crete in Arabic
- island
- كِرِيت kirīt, إِقْرِيطْش ʔiqrīṭš
Crete in Persian
- island
- کرت keret, اقریطس eqritos
More languagesFewer languages
- Crete in Thai
- ครีต krîit
Forms of Crete
| plural | Cretes |
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Origin of Crete
Derived from Ancient Greek Κρήτη (Krḗtē).
Words that rhyme with Crete
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- entreat
- fleet
- retreat
- treat
- complete
- conceit
- repeat
- concrete
- discrete
- bittersweet
- suite
- cheat
- cleat
- deceit
- greet
- unseat
- compete
- defeat
- delete
- effete
- elite
- escheat
- indiscrete
- leet
- pleat
- skeet
- sleet
- accrete
- beet
- bleat
- gleet
- ifrit
- incomplete
- overeat
- overheat
- petite
- replete
- superheat
- teat
- tweet
- wheat
- yeet
- Bereshit
- Bow Street
- discreet
- downbeat
- jeet
- keet
Questions about Crete
- What does Crete mean?
- Crete means an island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.
- What is Crete in Hindi?
- Crete in Hindi is क्रीट (krīṭ). See Crete meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Crete?
- Crete can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Crete?
- Crete is pronounced /ˈkɹiːt/.
Words near Crete in the dictionary
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