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Cretian

/ˈkɹiː.ʃən/

Cretian is the archaic form of Cretan.

Meaning of Cretan

Noun

Cretan (plural Cretans)

  1. An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

See all 3 meanings of Cretan

Forms of Cretian

Noun
pluralCretians
Adjective
comparativemore Cretian
superlativemost Cretian

Origin of Cretian

From Crete + -ian.

Questions about Cretian

What is Cretian the archaic form of?
Cretian is the archaic form of Cretan.
How do you pronounce Cretian?
Cretian is pronounced /ˈkɹiː.ʃən/.

Words near Cretian in the dictionary

  1. cretanweed
  2. Crete
  3. Cretella
  4. Cretellas
  5. Cretes
  6. Cretian
  7. Cretians
  8. cretic
  9. Creticism
  10. cretick
  11. creticke

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Cretian (page history and authors); Cretan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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