crete
IPA: krˈit
Root Word: Crete
noun
- An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.
- One of the 13 peripheries of Greece; it contains Chania, Iraklion, Lasithi and Rethimni.
- (archaic) A Cretan.
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Examples of "crete" in Sentences
- Crete and the palace at Knossos.
- Battle of Crete order of battle.
- Resistance in the islands and Crete.
- It will not let me crete an account.
- The police in Crete before autonomy.
- Early reign and subjugation to Crete.
- Barbarossa was not to be delayed by the attack on Crete.
- Orsilochus was the son of King of Crete and scion of Minos.
- The recapture of the principal cities did not signal the pacification of Crete.
- The second saves the life of the first by yielding herself to the Duke of Crete.
- In order to crete an awareness about freedom of expression and control by the government over the press.
- Mediterranean kiwi said ... ilove the look of a rack of lamb chops, not the most common way to serve it in crete unfortunately
- IV. iii.256 (415,6) [And beauty's crest becomes the heavens well] [W: crete] This emendation cannot be received till its authour can prove that _crete_ is an English word.
- Maria V said ... fennel leaves have been used in crete since time immemorial - just think of marathopites, and the way they are made, and you will understand why fennel is considered an 'old' ingredient
- Also, it woudld be feasible for a family to crete a corporation to purchase the property and rent it to the family at or near a break even rate, and such a corporation could deduct the interest with individual gurantees given for the loan.
- Also, it woudld be feasible for a family to crete a corporation to purchase the property and rent it to the family at or near a break even rate, and such a corporation could deduct the interest (with individual gurantees given for the loan).
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- Mediterranean kiwi said ... from now on, i'll never say it's cold in crete - that would be a lie. i checked out marc lester's photos, and i am rather grateful it doesn't snow here. in crete, we call the fattiest cuts of pork pancetta (they look like a small fatty pork chop, usually without - or with a very little bit of - bone), a sad imitation of the very much more refined original from our neighbours
- MEDITERRANEAN KIWI said ... now that's something i've never heard of (or seen on a menu in crete). we buy vacuum packed barrel aged feta, having completely gone off the feta made by the major dairy companies (never barrel aged, always the wrong consistency). feta is also made in crete but never named as such, as it is now PDO, and crete has never been a feta producer. when our garden peppers are ripe enough, we're definitely having some bouyiourdi
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