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minoan
OXFORD DICTIONARY
minoan, adj. & n. Archaeol.
--adj. of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization centred on Crete (c.3000-1100 BC).
--n.
1 an inhabitant of Minoan Crete or the Minoan world.
2 the language or scripts associated with the Minoans.
--adj. of or relating to the Bronze Age civilization centred on Crete (c.3000-1100 BC).
--n.
1 an inhabitant of Minoan Crete or the Minoan world.
2 the language or scripts associated with the Minoans.
Etymology
named after the legendary Cretan king Minos (Gk Minos), to whom the palace excavated at Knossos was attributed
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