candia

noun

1. former name of Iráklion.
2. former name of Crete.

noun

1. a seaport in N Crete.

noun

1. the Italian name for Iráklion

noun

1. a port in Greece, in N Crete: former capital of Crete (until 1841); ruled by Venetians (13th–17th centuries). Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)Italian name: Candia Also called: Heraklion, Herakleion