Standard Lemma guide

Cretan

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹiːtən/
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  • rhymes with -iːtən
  • homophone: cretin (for some accents)

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The dialect of Greek spoken in Crete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An inhabitant or a resident of Crete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Crete

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: European

Narrower terms: Minoan

History

Etymology

From Crete + -an.

Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: kretar — relating to Crete
  • Catalan: cretenc — relating to Crete
  • Coptic: ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲉⲥ (krētes) — relating to Crete
  • Czech: krétský — relating to Crete
  • Danish: kretisk — relating to Crete
  • Danish: kretensisk — relating to Crete
  • Dutch: Kretenzisch — relating to Crete
  • Finnish: kreetalainen — relating to Crete
  • French: crétois — relating to Crete
  • Friulian: cretês — relating to Crete
  • Galician: cretense — relating to Crete
  • Georgian: კრეტული (ḳreṭuli) — relating to Crete
  • Georgian: კრეტას (ḳreṭas) — relating to Crete
  • German: kretisch — relating to Crete
  • Greek: κρητικός (kritikós) — relating to Crete
  • Icelandic: krítverskur — relating to Crete
  • Irish: Créatach — relating to Crete
  • Italian: cretese — relating to Crete
  • Latin: creticus — relating to Crete
  • Lombard: cretes — relating to Crete
  • Manchu: ᡴᡳᡵᡳᡨ (kirit) — relating to Crete
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kretisk — relating to Crete
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kretisk — relating to Crete
  • Occitan: cretés — relating to Crete
  • Polish: kreteński — relating to Crete
  • Portuguese: cretense — relating to Crete
  • Romanian: cretan — relating to Crete
  • Russian: кри́тский (krítskij) — relating to Crete
  • Spanish: cretense — relating to Crete
  • Swedish: kretensisk — relating to Crete
  • Welsh: Cretaidd — relating to Crete
  • Catalan: cretenc — inhabitant
  • Catalan: cretenca — inhabitant
  • Coptic: ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲉⲥ (krētes) — inhabitant
  • Czech: Kréťan — inhabitant
  • Danish: kreter — inhabitant
  • Danish: kretenser — inhabitant
  • Dutch: Kretenzer — inhabitant
  • Dutch: Kretenzische — inhabitant
  • Esperanto: kretano — inhabitant
  • Esperanto: kretanino — inhabitant
  • Finnish: kreetalainen — inhabitant
  • French: Crétois — inhabitant
  • French: Crétoise — inhabitant
  • Galician: cretense — inhabitant
  • Georgian: კრეტელი (ḳreṭeli) — inhabitant
  • German: Kreter — inhabitant
  • German: Kreterin — inhabitant
  • Greek: Κρητικός (Kritikós) — inhabitant
  • Greek: Κρής (Krís) — inhabitant
  • Greek: Κρητικιά (Kritikiá) — inhabitant
  • Greek: Κρήσσα (Kríssa) — inhabitant
  • Ancient Greek: Κρής (Krḗs) — inhabitant
  • Hebrew: כְּרֵתִי (kretí) — inhabitant
  • Icelandic: Krítverji — inhabitant
  • Irish: Créatach — inhabitant
  • Japanese: クレタ人 — inhabitant
  • Manchu: ᡴᡳᡵᡳᡨ (kirit) — inhabitant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kreter — inhabitant
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kretar — inhabitant
  • Polish: Kreteńczyk — inhabitant
  • Portuguese: cretense — inhabitant
  • Romanian: cretan — inhabitant
  • Romanian: cretană — inhabitant
  • Russian: критя́нин (kritjánin) — inhabitant
  • Russian: критя́нка (kritjánka) — inhabitant
  • Spanish: cretense — inhabitant
  • Swedish: kretensare — inhabitant
  • Swedish: kreter — inhabitant
  • Welsh: Cretiad — inhabitant
Real reading context

Cretan in complete knowledge articles