MINOAN


Meaning of MINOAN in English

I. mə-ˈnō-ən, mī- adjective

Etymology: Latin minous of Minos, from Greek minōios, from Minōs Minos

Date: 1894

: of or relating to a Bronze Age culture of Crete that flourished about 3000 B.C.-1100 B.C.

II. noun

Date: 1902

: a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.