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Knos⋅sos

  [nos-uhs]
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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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Knos·sos also Cnos·sos or Cnos·sus   (nŏs'əs)   
An ancient city of northern Crete near present-day Iráklion. The center of a Bronze Age culture that probably flourished from c. 2000 to 1400 B.C., it is the traditional site of the labyrinth of Daedalus and the palace of King Minos.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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