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Mi⋅no⋅an

  [mi-noh-uhn, mahy-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the ancient civilization of the island of Crete, dating from about 3000 to 1100 b.c.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
Origin:
1890–95; Mino(s) + -an
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Mi·no·an   (mĭ-nō'ən)   
adj.  Of or relating to the advanced Bronze Age culture that flourished in Crete from about 3000 to 1100 B.C.
n.  A native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.

[From Latin Mīnōus, of Minos, from Greek Mīnōios, from Mīnōs, Minos.]
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Minoan 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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