1. Cnossus - Noun
2. Cnossus - Proper noun
an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
Source: WordNetBut the first undoubted Aegean remains reported from it were a few objects extracted from Cnossus by Minos Kalokhairinos of Candia in 1878. Source: Internet