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SIR ARTHUR JOHN EVANS

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SIR ARTHUR JOHN EVANS (noun)
  The noun SIR ARTHUR JOHN EVANS has 1 sense:

1. British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)play

  Familiarity information: SIR ARTHUR JOHN EVANS used as a noun is very rare.


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SIR ARTHUR JOHN EVANS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Arthur Evans; Evans; Sir Arthur John Evans

Instance hypernyms:

archaeologist; archeologist (an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture)


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