Candia

Iland had three kings; the King of Cotta with his conquered prisoners: the king of Candia, which is a part of that Iland, and is so called by the name of Candia, which had a reasonable power, and was a great friend to the Portugals, which sayd that hee liued secretly a Christian; the third was the king of Gianifampatan.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

The Island of Crete, now called Candia, situated in the Mediterranean, was formerly noted for its chalk.

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Anonymous

There were a number of items in the luxury class, such as sack (white wine from southern Europe), strong waters (drink high in alcoholic content), candy oil (olive oil from the island of Crete, originally known as Candia), sugar, both powdered and loaf, shelled almonds (least in demand among the items), marmalade of quinces, conserves of sloes

Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century Annie Lash Jester

Now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

(the Riesling grape), 56_s_.; and the same for highly-flavoured soft old Malmsey, 'Malvasia Candida,' corrupted from 'Candia' because supposed to have been imported from that island in 1445.

To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Richard Francis Burton 1855

Roberto Candia/Associated Press 'This particular patch will disappear over the next day or so but of course we have a whole stream of ash plume all the way back to South America that is coming this way,' said Peter Lechner, meteorological manager at the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

Flights Cancelled as Ash Spreads 2011

Roberto Candia/Associated Press A woman reacted after the announcement.

Drill Reaches Trapped Miners 2010

Roberto Candia/Associated Press 'This particular patch will disappear over the next day or so but of course we have a whole stream of ash plume all the way back to South America that is coming this way,' said Peter Lechner, meteorological manager at the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.

Flights Cancelled as Ash Spreads 2011

Jesse Neider for The Wall Street Journal Candia Fisher purchased this home in Westport, Conn., in 2005 for $3.775 million.

A Waterfront Renovation 2011

Wanting to escape, Candia elected to attend boarding school, and here the pattern began.

What to Look for in Winter: A Memoir of Blindness by Candia McWilliam 2010