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    KRITI

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BCplay

    Synonyms:

    Crete; Kriti

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

    Meronyms (parts of "Kriti"):

    Labyrinth of Minos (a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur)

    Meronyms (members of "Kriti"):

    Cretan (a native or inhabitant of Crete)

    Holonyms ("Kriti" is a part of...):

    Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)

    Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)

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