Candia

[ kan-dee-uh ]

noun

1. former name of Herakleion.
2. former name of Crete.

Candia

/ ˈkandja /

noun

1. the Italian name for Iráklion

Example Sentences

He’ll follow that at a Christmas tree cutting in the town of Candia, rounding out his day with another “free speech and free drinks” event at a bar and grill in Manchester.

From Washington Times

After a night of fireworks and celebrations outside the party’s main headquarters in downtown Asuncion, Beatriz Candia was out cleaning the city’s streets, on a more subdued Monday, given the May 1 Labor Day holiday.

From Reuters

Her death was confirmed by her daughter, Candia Fisher.

From New York Times

She had three children with him, Richard, Anthony and Candia.

From New York Times

“Whenever she spotted a woman wearing expensive jewelry,” her daughter, Candia Fisher, said, “she used to say, ‘That could be art on the walls.’”

From New York Times