Candia

candia English Pronunciation en /ˈkæn.di.ə/ en ændiə 3 Etymology 1 From en vec - or en la -, from en grc Χάνδαξ or grc Χάνδακας, from en ar رَبْض الخَنْدَق (in particular en ar خَنْدَق, borrowed from en pal *handag (whence fa-cls هندک handak moat)), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete. Alternative forms en Candie, en Candy Proper noun en historical The Mediterranean island of Crete. en 1753 w:Samuel Richardson w:The History of Sir Charles Grandison Volume 2, Letter 36, p. 350 http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004782202.0001.002 Mr. Beauchamp, a young man of learning and fine parts, happened to make an acquaintance with Mr. Grandison in the island of Candia, where they met as countrymen, which, from a sympathy of minds, grew immediately into an intimacy that will hardly ever end. en historical The Cretan city of Heraklion. en 1718 w:Daniel Defoe A Continuation of Letters Written by a Turkish Spy at Paris London W. Taylor Letter 10, p. 222 http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004774099.0001.000 The Fortifications of the Town and Port of Dunkirk I send thee as a thing by it self, because I am inform’d the Grand Seignior has commanded thee to make a Port and Harbour at Candia, which he designs to make the strongest City, and the safest Harbour in the World. en town co/Rockingham County s/New Hampshire c/USA. Derived terms en Candian en Candiot en East Candia Etymology 2 From en pt Candea, from en ta கண்டி, possibly further from en si - the five counties/countries on the mountain, ultimately from en sa खण्ड. Alternative forms en Candi, en Candy, en Kandy Proper noun en historical The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka. en historical The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom. 1800, William Johnston, A Voyage to the East Indies by Paulinus of St. Bartholomew, London: J. Davis, Book 2, Chapter 12, p. 428, Not far from the city of Candia, where the king of Ceylon generally resides, is a river which flows down from one of the mountains. Derived terms en Candian Anagrams en aacdin Dacian en Former polities