Minoan (redirected from Minoans)

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 [mɪˈnəʊən]

adj

1. (Historical Terms) denoting the Bronze Age culture of Crete from about 3000 bc to about 1100 bc Compare Mycenaean

2. (Historical Terms) of or relating to the linear writing systems used in Crete and later in mainland Greece See Linear A, Linear B

n

(Social Science / Peoples) a Cretan belonging to the Minoan culture

[named after Minos, from the excavations at his supposed palace at Knossos]

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"

Translations

Minoan

adj → minoisch