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词汇 Cretan
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Definition of Cretan in English:

Cretan

adjective ˈkriːtnˈkritn
  • Relating to or characteristic of the Greek island of Crete or its inhabitants.

    ancient Cretan pottery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cretan music has a long tradition and is played on a fixed-instrumentation lyra and two lutes.
    • There is nothing I like more than to enjoy Greek salad with local Cretan wine by the small canal which separates the bay from the rest of the world.
    • There are many unspoiled Cretan villages where property prices are still exceedingly low.
    • The cuisine at the hotel is pure Cretan and all homemade.
    • It was going to be another beautiful Cretan day.
noun ˈkriːtnˈkritn
  • A native or inhabitant of the Greek island of Crete.

    on the road he meets a Cretan
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The early Cretans were Indo-European in race, language and culture.
    • My father was Greek, a Cretan, though he left Crete young.
    • It was three years since I had last stayed with Lambros, but Cretans don't forget their friends.
    • The Cretans almost always give you a drink on the house at the start or end of a meal.
    • Is it salmon, not sardines, that keeps those famously long-lived Cretans healthy?

Rhymes

beaten, Beaton, Beeton, Keaton, neaten, Nuneaton, overeaten, sweeten, uneaten, wheaten

Definition of Cretan in US English:

Cretan

adjectiveˈkritnˈkrētn
  • Relating to or characteristic of the Greek island of Crete or its inhabitants.

    ancient Cretan pottery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cuisine at the hotel is pure Cretan and all homemade.
    • There is nothing I like more than to enjoy Greek salad with local Cretan wine by the small canal which separates the bay from the rest of the world.
    • It was going to be another beautiful Cretan day.
    • There are many unspoiled Cretan villages where property prices are still exceedingly low.
    • Cretan music has a long tradition and is played on a fixed-instrumentation lyra and two lutes.
nounˈkritnˈkrētn
  • A native or inhabitant of the Greek island of Crete.

    on the road he meets a Cretan
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The early Cretans were Indo-European in race, language and culture.
    • Is it salmon, not sardines, that keeps those famously long-lived Cretans healthy?
    • My father was Greek, a Cretan, though he left Crete young.
    • The Cretans almost always give you a drink on the house at the start or end of a meal.
    • It was three years since I had last stayed with Lambros, but Cretans don't forget their friends.
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