noun
the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC
• Syn: ↑Crete
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
• Part Holonyms: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas, ↑Mediterranean, ↑Mediterranean Sea
• Member Meronyms: ↑Cretan
• Part Meronyms: ↑Labyrinth of Minos
Useful english dictionary. 2012.