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Mycenae
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My·ce·nae  (m-sn)
An ancient Greek city in the northeast Peloponnesus that flourished during the Bronze Age as the center of an early civilization. According to legend, at one time Agamemnon was its king.
Mycenae [maɪˈsiːniː]
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(Placename) an ancient Greek city in the NE Peloponnesus on the plain of Argos
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Noun1.Mycenae - an ancient city is southern GreeceMycenae - an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
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