Knossos

[nos-uhs]

noun

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

Knossos

/ ˈknɒs-, ˈnɒsəs /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Knossian adjective

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

He had also bought a gift for Henry: a corpus of Mycenaean inscriptions from Knossos.

From Literature

Knossos could also acquire shares in firms through private transactions, Ghersi said.

From Reuters

It begins with a riot of vegetal imagery, sprouting from the darkness against a percussive score as a narrator — her voice provided by a text-to-speech engine — details the recreation of Knossos’s botanical decorations.

From New York Times