"Knossos" meaning in English

See Knossos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈ(k)nɔs.əs/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós); perhaps from pre-Greek. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Κνωσός}} Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Knossos
  1. An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece. Wikipedia link: en:Knossos Categories (place): Ancient settlements, Places in Greece Synonyms: Cnossus Translations (an archaeological site): Κνωσός (Knōsós) (Ancient Greek), كْنُوسُوس (knusus) [feminine] (Arabic), أكْنُوس (aknus) [archaic, feminine] (Arabic), 克諾索斯 (Chinese Mandarin), 克诺索斯 (Kènuòsuǒsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Knossos (Dutch), Knoso (Esperanto), Knossos (Finnish), Cnossos (French), Knossos (German), Κνωσός (Knosós) [masculine] (Greek), קנוסוס (knósos) [masculine] (Hebrew), Cnosso (Italian), クノッソス (Kunossosu) (Japanese), Gnōsus [feminine] (Latin), Gnōsos [feminine] (Latin), Cnossus [feminine] (Latin), Cnossos [feminine] (Latin), Knossos (Luxembourgish), 𐙂𐘝𐘲 (Kunisu) (Minoan), 𐘾𐘯𐘠 (Kanuti) (Minoan), 𐀒𐀜𐀰 (ko-no-so) (Mycenaean Greek), Knossos [masculine] (Polish), Cnossos (Portuguese), Cnossos (Romanian), Кносс (Knoss) [masculine] (Russian), Кнос [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Кносос [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Knos (slavicized) [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Knosos [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Cnossu (Sicilian), knossos (Spanish), Knossos (Swedish), Knossos (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "an archaeological site",
      "word": "Cnossu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an archaeological site",
      "word": "knossos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an archaeological site",
      "word": "Knossos"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "an archaeological site",
      "word": "Knossos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knossos"
}

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