Mycenaean (redirected from Mycenaeans)

My·ce·nae·an also My·ce·ne·an  (ms-nn)

adj.

1. Of or relating to Mycenae or its inhabitants.

2. Of, relating to, or being the Aegean civilization that spread its influence from Mycenae to many parts of the Mediterranean region from about 1580 to 1120 b.c.

3. Of, relating to, or being the archaic dialect of Greek written in the Linear B script.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Mycenae.

2. Mycenaean Greek.

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Mycenaean [mice-in-ee-an]

Adjective

of or relating to the Aegean civilization of Mycenae, a city in S Greece (1400–1100 bc)

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

Mycenaean - of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants; "Mycenaean bronzes"