MINOAN


Meaning of MINOAN in English

[ mɪ'nəʊən ]

■ adjective relating to or denoting a Bronze Age civilization centred on Crete ( c. 3000–1050 BC).

■ noun

1》 an inhabitant of ~ Crete.

2》 the language or scripts associated with the ~s.

Origin

named after the legendary Cretan king Minos , to whom a palace excavated at Knossos was attributed.

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