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Noun: Minoan  mi'now-un
  1. A Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC
Adjective: Minoan  mi'now-un
  1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete
    "the Minoan palace at Knossos"

Derived forms: Minoans

Type of: Cretan

Encyclopedia: Minoan