Minoan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Minoan in British English:
UK [miˈnəuən]
How to pronounce Minoan in American English:
US [mɪˈnoən]
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- Noun:
- a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete
Word Origin
- Minoan (adj.)
- 1894, from Minos, famous king of Crete; applied by British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans to the civilization that flourished there c. 3000-1400 B.C.E.
Example
- 1. A colossal tsunami destroyed the minoan civilization in minutes .
- 2. The most significant were the minoan and mycenaean civilizations .
- 3. The new style of minoan pottery was sharply defined .
- 4. So ancient myths were not new to minoan crete .
- 5. It is likely that atlantis was the land of the minoan culture , namely ancient crete and thera .