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Knossos
Knos·sos
/
ˈnɒs
əs
/
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noun
a ruined city on N central Crete; capital of the ancient Minoan
civilization
.
Also,
Cnossus
,
Gnossus
.
Related forms
Knos·si·an,
adjective
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Knossos
or
Cnossus
(ˈnɒsəs, ˈknɒs-, ˈnɒsəs, ˈknɒs-)
—
n
a ruined city in N central Crete: remains of the Minoan Bronze Age civilization
Cnossus
or
Cnossus
—
n
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