From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMinoanMin‧o‧an /mɪˈnəʊən/ adjective connected with the language, religion, art etc of the Greek Island of Crete in the period from about 3000 to 1100 BC. The most important Minoan city was Knossos, where archaeologists have found an ancient royal palace and other buildings. The Minoan civilization was one of the earliest in Europe.
