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Keftians

Keftians is the plural of Keftian.

Meaning of Keftian

Noun

Keftian (plural Keftians)

  1. A member of an unidentified ancient people of the Mediterranean, sometimes linked with the Minoans, known from their interactions with the Ancient Egyptians.
    • We see such gold ox-heads figured both in the inventories on the clay tablets at Knossos and on the Tomb of Rekhmara, as part of the tribute brought by the Keftians, the men of the isles in the midst of the sea, to the Egypt of the early fifteenth century.1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 15

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What is Keftians the plural of?
Keftians is the plural of Keftian.

Words near Keftians in the dictionary

  1. kefiran
  2. kefirs
  3. Keflavik
  4. keftedes
  5. Keftian
  6. Keftians
  7. Keftiu
  8. kefuffle
  9. kefuffles
  10. kefyr
  11. kefyrs

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