minoan in English

adjective

1

of, relating to, or denoting a Bronze Age civilization centered on Crete ( circa 3000–1050 bc ), its people, or its language.

In the same year he proposed the idea that the collapse of Minoan civilization in the Aegean was caused by the eruption of Thera in c. 1500 bc.

noun

1

an inhabitant of Minoan Crete or member of the Minoan people.

The Minoans of Crete have long been a popular choice, though there are plenty of other suggestions, one of which, Troy, has been given fresh support by Zangger.

2

the language or scripts associated with the Minoans.

Maman taught her not only the Latin and French that were the basis of her education, but Sanskrit and ancient Iberian, Aramaic and Minoan - whatever they came across in their readings.

Use "minoan" in a sentence

1. 4 words related to Cretan: Crete, Kriti, European, Minoan

2. A colossal tsunami destroyed the minoan civilization in minutes.

3. (95) Again, Minoan denies the existence of an agreement on prices.

4. Favorite Add to Ancient Greek Minoan Amphora Poseidon Handmade Pottery Vase Ceramic BeautifulGreekStatue

5. The Minoan civilization disappeared suddenly at about the same time as the volcanic eruption.

6. In 1999, passenger ferry company Minoan Lines acquired a 51% stake in Air Greece.

7. Springing from the heavens, Ariadne’s origins beckon from the primordial mist of Bronze Age Minoan Crete where she

8. 5 In the absence of detailed documentary evidence, we can only make inferences about Minoan religion.

9. Several Minoan private homes also had toilets, which could be flushed by pouring water down the drain.

10. The Minoan civilization based on Knossos, Crete, appears to have coordinated and defended its Bronze Age trade.

11. The move was highly symbolic; that advanced center of Minoan religion commanded the sea routes of the Aegean Sea.

12. Atalanta may be Minoan in origin; the first women's sacred footraces are believed to have been held in ancient Crete

13. But, after more than a thousand years of dominance, the Minoan culture came to an abrupt end, circa 1470 BC.

14. Cretan - a native or inhabitant of Crete Crete, Kriti - the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Minoan - a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC

15. The Cyclades history is marked by the Early Bronze Age which covers the 3rd millennium and develops parallel to the Minoan Civilization of Crete island

16. Minoan civilization (mĭnō`ən), ancient Cretan culture representing a stage in the development of the Aegean civilization Aegean civilization, term for the Bronze Age cultures of pre-Hellenic Greece

17. (adjective) This monumental work seems to date from the close of the Middle Minoan age, but has been re-used for interments at successive periods (Evans, Archaeologic, 1906, p

18. ‘A Bicipital axe was a cultic physical object of the Minoan civilisation.’ ‘He orders to raise in all the castles the Bicipital eagle as his emblem.’ ‘The symbol of the Byzantine Empire (Bicipital Eagle) is also impressive

19. The Aegean Art period encompasses works from the Grecian area (ancient Greece), most notably the Mycenaeans (Early Greeks or the first one who spoke Greek), the art of the Cyclades (an island in the Aegean Sea), and Minoan (Bronze Age Aegean civilization on the island of Crete and other Aegean Islands) art.