Minos
[mahy-nuh s, -nos] /ˈmaɪ nəs, -nɒs/
noun, Classical Mythology.
1.
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
[mee-nyaw] /ˈmi nyɔ/
noun
1.
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/ˈmaɪnɒs/
noun
1.
(Greek myth) a king of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth to contain the Minotaur
/Spanish ˈmiɲo/
noun
1.
a river in SW Europe, rising in NW Spain and flowing southwest (as part of the border between Spain and Portugal) to the Atlantic. Length: 338 km (210 miles) Portuguese name Minho
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