MYCENAE


Meaning of MYCENAE in English

My ‧ ce ‧ nae /maɪˈsiːni/ BrE AmE

an ancient Greek city in southern Greece, where King ↑ Agamemnon is supposed to have lived. It was a wealthy and important city in the period before about 1100 ↑ BC . In the late 19th century many beautiful and ancient objects were found there by ↑ archaeologist s .

—Mycenaean /ˌmaɪsəˈniːən◂, ˌmaɪsɪˈniːən◂/ adjective :

a gold Mycenaean bracelet

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