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Candian¹

  • /ˈkændɪən/

Where it comes from

From Candy + -an or Candia + -an.

adjective

  1. historical, not comparable Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants. In ſafety landed on the Candian Shore, / With generous Wines their Spirits they reſtore; / There Cymon with his Rhodian Friend reſides, / Both Court, and Wed at once the willing Brides.
  2. historical, not comparable Of or relating to the Cretan city of Heraklion or its inhabitants. There is a good road, and it is possible to walk if desired, although it is about as hot and uninteresting a walk as can well be imagined. It is easier and better to ride, although the Cretan drivers in general, and the Candian ones in particular, enjoy the reputation of being about the most rapacio

noun Candians

  1. historical An inhabitant of Crete. 1581, John Alday (translator), Theatrum Mundi, The Theatre or rule of the world by Pierre Boaistuau, London: John Wyght, “To the Reader,” Let them consider howe Epiminedes the Greeke spake unto the Candians, calling them cruell and abhominable beastes, braynelesse lyars.
  2. historical An inhabitant of the Cretan city of Heraklion.

Candian²

Where it comes from

From Candy + -an.

adjective

  1. historical, not comparable Of or relating to the Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka. 1810, Arthur Johnston, Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804, London: C. & R. Baldwin, p. 126, The difficulty of procuring good guides is very great. There are, it is true, always men ready to undertake for hire the task of c

noun Candians

  1. historical An inhabitant of the Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka. 1700, S. L. (translator), A Relation of Two Several Voyages Made into the East-Indies by Christopher Fryke and Christopher Schewitzer, London: D. Brown et al., “Mr. Schewitzer’s Voyage,” Chapter 7, p. 321, We retired towards Sittawack, and passed by a steep Rock; whence it is reported, That the late

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@misc{candian_2026,
  title = {Candian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/candian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}