English Explanatory Dictionary

Candia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Mediterranean island of Crete.
  2. The Cretan city of Heraklion.
  3. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
name
  1. The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka.
  2. The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæn.di.ə/

Word forms

Candia Candie Candy Candi Kandy

Etymology

From Venetan or Latin, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.

Derived words

Candiot
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