/ ˌkrəʊ ˈmænjɒ͂ mæn; ˈmægnən; NAmE ˈmænjən/ noun
[ U ] the earliest form of modern human in Europe. Cro-Magnon man first appeared about 35 000 years ago.
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WORD ORIGIN
Cro-Magnon , the name of a hill in the Dordogne, France, where remains were found in 1868.