Crete

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crete \Crete\ (kr[=e]t), n. [L. Cres, Cretis.]
     A Cretan
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Crete
       n : the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the
           Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
           [syn: {Kriti}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Crete
     now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the
     Meditterranean, about 140 miles long and 35 broad. It was at one
     time a very prosperous and populous island, having a "hundred
     cities." The character of the people is described in Paul's
     quotation from "one of their own poets" (Epimenides) in his
     epistle to Titus: "The Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts,
     slow bellies" (Titus 1:12). Jews from Crete were in Jerusalem on
     the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:11). The island was visited by Paul
     on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27). Here Paul subsequently left
     Titus (1:5) "to ordain elders." Some have supposed that it was
     the original home of the Caphtorim (q.v.) or Philistines.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Crete, carnal; fleshly
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Crete, IL (village, FIPS 17523)
    Location: 41.45319 N, 87.61509 W
    Population (1990): 6773 (2505 housing units)
    Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 60417
  Crete, ND
    Zip code(s): 58040
  Crete, NE (city, FIPS 11370)
    Location: 40.62564 N, 96.95830 W
    Population (1990): 4841 (1865 housing units)
    Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 68333

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Crete, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    6028
     Housing Units (2000): 2188
     Land area (2000):     2.371430 sq. miles (6.141975 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.371430 sq. miles (6.141975 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11370
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             40.624790 N, 96.959178 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     68333
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Crete, NE
      Crete
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Crete, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    7346
     Housing Units (2000): 2807
     Land area (2000):     6.377675 sq. miles (16.518101 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.025453 sq. miles (0.065923 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.403128 sq. miles (16.584024 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            17523
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             41.455910 N, 87.618798 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     60417
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Crete, IL
      Crete