Candia.
The Mediterranean island of Crete.
Meaning & usage
The Mediterranean island of Crete.
The Cretan city of Heraklion.
A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
Where this word comes from
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.
The Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka.
The city of Kandy, the capital of that kingdom.
Where this word comes from
From Portuguese Candea, from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).
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