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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MINOAN

Named after Minos, from the excavations at his supposed palace at Knossos.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MINOAN

Minoan  [mɪˈnəʊən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINOAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minoan can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MINOAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Minoan in the English dictionary

The definition of Minoan in the dictionary is a Cretan belonging to the Minoan culture.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINOAN


ajowan
ˈædʒəʊən
anthozoan
ˌænθəˈzəʊən
Baron-Cohen
ˌbærənˈkəʊən
Bowen
ˈbəʊən
bryozoan
ˌbraɪəˈzəʊən
Caddoan
ˈkædəʊən
Cohen
ˈkəʊən
dipnoan
dɪpˈnəʊən
entozoan
ˌɛntəˈzəʊən
eoan
iːˈəʊən
hydrozoan
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈzəʊən
Iowan
ˈaɪəʊən
lowan
ˈləʊən
metazoan
ˌmɛtəˈzəʊən
mycetozoan
maɪˌsiːtəʊˈzəʊən
protozoan
ˌprəʊtəˈzəʊən
rowan
ˈrəʊən
Samoan
səˈməʊən
spermatozoan
ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊən
Virgoan
vɜːˈɡəʊən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINOAN

Minogue
minor
minor arcana
minor axis
minor canon
minor key
minor league
minor mode
minor orders
minor planet
minor premise
Minor Prophets
minor seventh
minor seventh chord
minor suit
minor term
Minorca
Minorcan

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINOAN

bank loan
blue roan
consolidation loan
groan
home loan
Idahoan
interlibrary loan
Joan
jumbo loan
koan
loan
moan
on loan
personal loan
red roan
roan
savings and loan
Sloan
student loan
Zoan

Synonyms and antonyms of Minoan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Minoan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MINOAN

Find out the translation of Minoan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Minoan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Minoan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

米诺斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Minoan
570 millions of speakers

English

Minoan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Minoan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المينوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

минойской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

minóica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিনোয়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Minoan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minoan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

minoisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ミノア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미노아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minoan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Minoan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மினோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिनोअन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Minos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Minoan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

minojskiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінойської
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Minoan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Minoan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Minoïese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Minoan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

minoiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Minoan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINOAN»

The term «Minoan» is regularly used and occupies the 88.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINOAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Minoan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINOAN»

Discover the use of Minoan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Minoan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cypro-Minoan Inscriptions: Volume 2: The Corpus
This volume is the first comprehensive archaeological corpus of all the extant inscriptions written in the un-deciphered syllabary of Late Bronze Age Cyprus (1500-1200 BC): the so-called Cypro-Minoan script.
Silvia Ferrara, 2013
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Architecture of Minoan Crete: Constructing Identity in the ...
His accessible writing style, skillful architectural drawings of houses and palaces, site maps, and color photographs make this book inviting for general readers and visitors to Crete, as well as scholars.
John C. McEnroe, 2010
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From Minoan Farmers to Roman Traders: Sidelights on the ...
A collection of sixteen papers focusing on the economic activities of prehistoric, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Crete.
Angelos Chaniotis, 1999
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Minoan Stone Vases
Dr Warren also records Egyptian and Syro-Palestinian vases imported into Crete, since these are part of the corpus of stone vase material in the island and provide valuable indications of the foreign trade of the Minoans.
Peter M. Warren, 1969
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The History of Minoan Pottery
This book presents new findings from many recent excavations.
Philip P. Betancourt, 1985
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Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess: A Near Eastern Koine
An illustrated guide to Minoan images and symbols
Nanno Marinatos, 2010
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Labyrinth revisited: rethinking 'Minoan' archaeology
This collection of papers, challenging and re-examining many conventional and established versions of aeMinoanAe history, is thus long overdue.
Yannis Hamilakis, 2002
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Minoan Life in Bronze Age Crete
This, at least, is the popular view of the Minoans. But how far does the later work of archaeologists in Crete support this view?
Rodney Castleden, 2002
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Kommos: A Minoan Harbor Town and Greek Sanctuary in Southern ...
To celebrate thirty years of excavation, the director of the University of Toronto excavations at Kommos presents a personal view of the site and the archaeological investigations that have transformed our understanding of what daily life ...
Joseph W. Shaw, 2006
10
Palaces of Minoan Crete
The Minoan architecture of ancient Crete is analyzed and its attempts to solve the problems of earthquakes, heat, and light are compared with modern techniques
Gerald Cadogan, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINOAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Minoan is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Photos: 'Most Beautiful Lakes' Discovered Beneath Aegean Sea
... the international team discovered the pools in the crater of the Santorini volcano, which erupted and wiped out the Minoan civilization along ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
2
How Quirky is Berkeley? The fence of doors on Ashby Ave
Zeus disguised himself as a bull and carried Europa from Asia Minor to Crete, where she founded the Minoan civilization. Tom Dalzell, a labor ... «Berkeleyside, Jul 15»
3
Aegean Sea Carbon Dioxide Pools Discovered
“The volcanic eruption at Santorini in 1600 B.C. wiped out the Minoan civilization living along the Aegean Sea. Now these never-before-seen ... «ReliaWire, Jul 15»
4
Celebrating Wildness - a Book Review
Part Three, Feraferia's Deep Roots, covers the ancient cultures and practices that influenced Feraferia, including Europe's megaliths, Minoan ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
5
Aegean Sea: CO2 opalescent pools found at site of volcanic …
The eruption in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Santorini wiped out the Minoan civilisation living along the coast in 1600 BC. The newly ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
6
Betsy Herbert, Earth Matters: Sustainability truly a global effort
Crete, Greece's largest island, has been on my bucket list ever since my first art history class introduced me to ancient Minoan art and ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
7
Risers & Fallers: Ophir, Minoan, Roxi, Tullow Oil, Macromac, CEB …
Minoan (LON:MIN) up 9.1%. Shares tumbled yesterday on news it was unlikely to meet market expectations due to concerns in Greece, but ... «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
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Public Release: 16-Jul-2015 Carbon dioxide pools discovered in …
... eruption at Santorini in 1600 B.C. wiped out the Minoan civilization living along the Aegean Sea," said Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
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Rainbow Dust; The Moth Snowstorm; and In Pursuit of Butterflies …
Butterflies appear on Minoan artefacts, while Pyrenean cave paintings depict eyed hawkmoths. The ancient Greeks gave butterflies and souls ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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AIA Announces Research Endowment Fund from Philanthropist …
... projects, including the study of a Minoan ship sunk between Crete and Egypt and investigations of Bronze Age Santorini and Iron Age Israel. «Archaeological Institute of America Latest News, Jul 15»

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