Candian /ˈkændɪən/adjective 3noun 3forms 1 adjective3 •(historical) 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. — 1700 •(historical) Of or relating to the Cretan city of Heraklion or its inhabitants. •(historical) Of or relating to the Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka.The difficulty of procuring good guides is very great. There are, it is true, always men ready to undertake for hire the task of conducting our troops through the Candian country. — 1810 noun3 •(historical) An inhabitant of Crete.Let them consider howe Epiminedes the Greeke spake unto the Candians, calling them cruell and abhominable beastes, braynelesse lyars. — 1581 •(historical) An inhabitant of the Cretan city of Heraklion. •(historical) An inhabitant of the Kingdom of Kandy on the island now known as Sri Lanka. formsCandians
