Knossos

American  

[nos-uhs] / ˈnɒs əs /

noun

1. a ruined city on N central Crete; capital of the ancient Minoan civilization.

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Knossos British  

/ ˈknɒs-, ˈnɒsəs /

noun

1. a ruined city in N central Crete: remains of the Minoan Bronze Age civilization

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Other Word Forms

• Knossian adjective

Example Sentences

They will not be visiting the ruins of the Minoan palace of Knossos.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Linear B clay tablets discovered on the Greek mainland led historians to conclude that Greeks from the mainland conquered Crete and rebuilt Knossos.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

He stole others from a locked room at the ancient palace of Knossos, a 5-acre archaeological site that was the center of Minoan culture, according to experts.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2022

Knossos palace, built 3,700 years ago on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean, had some of the first flush toilets.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2016

One-third of all Linear B tablets from the palace of Knossos are accountants’ records of sheep and wool, while an inordinate proportion of writing at the palace of Pylos consists of records of flax.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond