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
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