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knossos

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for knossos.

Editorial note

The Knossos site is remarkable, but like so much early archaeology, the reconstruction is more imaginative than factual, and somewhat destructive.

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Quick take

An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for knossos.

noun

An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.

Example sentences

1

The Knossos site is remarkable, but like so much early archaeology, the reconstruction is more imaginative than factual, and somewhat destructive.

2

Those at Knossos and Ninevah were baked by fires that destroyed the buildings in which they were housed.

3

Maybe it was just the vicinity of the city that made Knossos seem not that special in comparison.

4

There aren't that many places to be had on Knossos and he knew the Greek names.

5

Free space has the Knossos mod launcher which will let you play the FS1 campaign ported to FS2 amongst other mods.

6

If they think a 200 year old cistern is newsworthy, what would they think about the ones at Knossos or Tel Megiddo?

7

I visited Knossos on three occasions and every time I returned I found it even more enchanting and evocative.

8

Very weird to see this, I went to an exhibition about Knossos in Oxford only today.

9

I saw a 3D overlay AR experience that some people were doing at the Minoan palace of Knossos in Greece.

10

That search (see the Knossos linearizability checker) is an exponential nightmare.

11

The 'reconstruction' at Knossos on Crete[1] is a tragedy.

12

When he looked at the results, he made his first critical observation: some groups were unique to the Knossos tablets and others were unique to the Pylos tablets.

Quote examples

1

As for the "Southern House of Knossos", the keyword here is "excarnation" and is an alternative method of mummification.

2

"Look, my house of card, you Cretans let it collapse" It sounds like you're talking about Knossos.

Proper noun examples

1

Knossos area ftom the ruins until the mountains what you saw is only what has been dug up.

2

Knossos didn’t have any walls and it might have had up to 100k people at its peak.

3

Wouldn't recommend Knossos, a bit too oriented at tourists, but there are other ruins that are well worth the visit.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use knossos in a sentence?

The Knossos site is remarkable, but like so much early archaeology, the reconstruction is more imaginative than factual, and somewhat destructive.

What does knossos mean?

An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.

What part of speech is knossos?

knossos is commonly used as noun.