Minos

[ mahy-nuh s, -nos ]
/ ˈmaɪ nəs, -nɒs /

noun Classical Mythology.

a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.

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Definition for minos (2 of 2)

Miño
[ mee-nyaw ]
/ ˈmi nyɔ /

noun

Minho.
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British Dictionary definitions for minos (1 of 2)

Minos
/ (ˈmaɪnɒs) /

noun

Greek myth a king of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur

British Dictionary definitions for minos (2 of 2)

Miño
/ (Spanish ˈmiɲo) /

noun

a river in SW Europe, rising in NW Spain and flowing southwest (as part of the border between Spain and Portugal) to the Atlantic. Length: 338 km (210 miles)Portuguese name: Minho
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