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KNOSSOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Knossos mean?
• KNOSSOS (noun)
The noun KNOSSOS has 1 sense:
1. an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
Familiarity information: KNOSSOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
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"If you wish, ask for more." (Arabic proverb)
"When the cat is not home, the mice dance on the table." (Dutch proverb)