Center of the ancient Minoan civilization Crossword Clue

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Center of the ancient Minoan civilization Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CIVILIZATION (noun)
1. a particular society at a particular time and place
2. a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
CENTER (noun)
1. a building dedicated to a particular activity
2. the object upon which interest and attention focuses
CENTER (verb)
1. direct one’s attention on something
2. move into the center
CENTER (adjective)
1. equally distant from the extremes
2. of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually

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