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- Crete + -an (Wiktionary)
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“Moreover, it is a tale of providential escapes; thrice has the so-called Cretan been saved specially, in Ægypt, from the”
“In addition to the Chartres 11-circult labyrinth, there is an even more ancient pattern known as the Cretan or 7-circuit labyrinth, which was found in Neolithic rock carvings.”
“Part of the explanation, some locals believe, lies in the nexus of a burst credit bubble and the Cretan male identity.”
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“• A still photo from the forthcoming film of The Inbetweeners showed Will, Simon, Neil and Jay wandering wide-eyed in a supposed Cretan party resort.”
“What a “Shot” … we need more people like Horia Cretan!”
“He is best known for having kidnapped the German commander of the Cretan occupation in 1944—a story often related with romantic dash and brio and even made into a movie.”
“The movie was based on a fellow officer's book on the raid, and Paddy preferred translating a Greek account by George Psychoundakis, "The Cretan Runner" 1955, to writing his own.”
“Labyrinth in Houdetsi hosts the Irish-born lyra aficionado Ross Daly's lyra and lute workshops, while further south are the party hot-spots, where clubs like Zig Zag in Malia (Malia St) and The Matrix in Hersonissos (Eleftheriou Venizelou St) play DJ Omeyocan's remixes of Cretan hits.”
“Heraklion also hosts an arts festival from July to September with plenty of live lyra, while the Aerakis Music store Daidalou St stocks a huge range of Cretan music, many of the artists signed to this legendary store's own label.”
“Order a thimble of strong, raki-spiked elliniki coffee and hobnob with black-shirted shepherds listening to Cretan music on Radio Kriti FM at the kafeneion in the central square, then pay a call at the corner house, cluttered with memorabilia, where sweet-voiced Nikos Xylouris grew up.”
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