Word.ws English Dictionary

Knossos

Syllables: Knos·sos/ˈ(k)nɔs.əs/

Knossos proper noun: an ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.

Proper noun

Knossos

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

Knossos meaning in Odia and Arabic

Knossos in Odia

an archaeological site
ନୋସସ nosasa

Knossos in Arabic

an archaeological site
كْنُوسُوس knusus, أكْنُوس aknus

Forms of Knossos

alternative formCnossus

Origin of Knossos

From Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós); perhaps from pre-Greek.

Questions about Knossos

What does Knossos mean?
Knossos means an ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.
What is Knossos in Odia?
Knossos in Odia is ନୋସସ (nosasa). See Knossos meaning in Odia.
What part of speech is Knossos?
Knossos is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Knossos?
Knossos is pronounced /ˈ(k)nɔs.əs/.

Words near Knossos in the dictionary

  1. knosp
  2. knosped
  3. knosps
  4. Knossian
  5. Knossians
  6. Knossos
  7. Knost
  8. Knostrop
  9. Knosts
  10. knot
  11. knot diagram

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Knossos (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Knossos.wav.

Cite this entry: “Knossos.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/knossos. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.