Definitions for Canea

Canea Ca·ne·a

Spelling: [kuh-nee-uh]
IPA: /kəˈni ə/

Canea is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 42 anagrams from letters in Canea (aacen).

Definitions for Canea

noun

  1. a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
  2. Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
  3. Sea of, a part of the S Aegean Sea lying between the Cyclades Islands and Crete.

Examples for Canea

I longed to be in Canea again, which was much the pleasanter place.

As both held the office of rabbi at Canea, there was constant friction between them.

But it is now in no point of its course nearer than ten miles to Canea.

The Italians have forcibly put the Greek consul out of Canea.

The motion was lost, and his relegation to Canea and a years imprisonment were voted.

Where he got them from I cannot tell, for they are not so plentiful at Rettimo as they are at beautiful Canea.

A supreme court of appeal, which also discharges the functions of a court of cassation, sits at Canea.

In six months came news from Canea: Jacopo Foscari was dead.

They took him into custody, and put him on board a Greek war-vessel, with a warning against trying to re-enter Canea.

There was an important community at Canea, on the island of Candia, belonging to Venice.

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