Associations to the word «Minoan»

MINOAN, adjective. Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age (about 3000-1050 BCE).

MINOAN, adjective. Of or relating to the writing systems (Linear A and Linear B) used in Crete and later in mainland Greece.

MINOAN, adjective. Of or relating to the ancient language of the Minoans which died out by the beginning of the 1st millenium BCE.

MINOAN, noun. A Cretan who belonged to the Minoan civilization.

MINOAN, proper noun. The language written in Linear A

MINOAN, noun. A Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC.

MINOAN, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Bronze Age culture of Crete; "the Minoan palace at Knossos".