- of or relating to the ancient civilization of the island of Crete, dating from about 3000 to 1100 b.c.
- a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- denoting the Bronze Age culture of Crete from about 3000 bc to about 1100 bc
- of or relating to the linear writing systems used in Crete and later in mainland Greece
- a Cretan belonging to the Minoan culture