Minoan

Mi·no·an  (m-nn)

adj.

Of or relating to the advanced Bronze Age culture that flourished in Crete from about 3000 to 1100 b.c.

n.

A native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.

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[From Latin Mnus, of Minos, from Greek Mnios, from Mns, Minos.]

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Minoan [min-no-an]

Adjective

of or denoting the Bronze Age culture of Crete from about 3000 bc to about 1100 bc [Minos, in Greek mythology, king of Crete]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Minoan - a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC Cretan - a native or inhabitant of Crete
Adj.	1.	Minoan - of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete; "the Minoan palace at Knossos"