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- adjective Of or relating to
Crete or its inhabitants. - noun An inhabitant or a resident of
Crete .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In addition to the Chartres 11-circult labyrinth, there is an even more ancient pattern known as the Cretan or 7-circuit labyrinth, which was found in Neolithic rock carvings.
Anne Hill: The New Sacred Travel: Labyrinth Pilgrimages 2009
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Moreover, it is a tale of providential escapes; thrice has the so-called Cretan been saved specially, in Ægypt, from the
Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Denton Jaques Snider 1883
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In addition to the Chartres 11-circult labyrinth, there is an even more ancient pattern known as the Cretan or 7-circuit labyrinth, which was found in Neolithic rock carvings.
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Labyrinth in Houdetsi hosts the Irish-born lyra aficionado Ross Daly's lyra and lute workshops, while further south are the party hot-spots, where clubs like Zig Zag in Malia (Malia St) and The Matrix in Hersonissos (Eleftheriou Venizelou St) play DJ Omeyocan's remixes of Cretan hits.
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The movie was based on a fellow officer's book on the raid, and Paddy preferred translating a Greek account by George Psychoundakis, "The Cretan Runner" 1955, to writing his own.
So No More He'll Go A-Roving David Mason 2011
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Part of the explanation, some locals believe, lies in the nexus of a burst credit bubble and the Cretan male identity.
Greek Crisis Exacts the Cruelest Toll Marcus Walker 2011
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• A still photo from the forthcoming film of The Inbetweeners showed Will, Simon, Neil and Jay wandering wide-eyed in a supposed Cretan party resort.
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Heraklion also hosts an arts festival from July to September with plenty of live lyra, while the Aerakis Music store Daidalou St stocks a huge range of Cretan music, many of the artists signed to this legendary store's own label.
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What a “Shot” … we need more people like Horia Cretan!
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He is best known for having kidnapped the German commander of the Cretan occupation in 1944—a story often related with romantic dash and brio and even made into a movie.
So No More He'll Go A-Roving David Mason 2011
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