Keftian

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noun

A member of an unidentified ancient people of the Mediterranean, sometimes linked with the Minoans, known from their interactions with the Ancient Egyptians.

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Meanings

nounKeftian (plural Keftians)

plural Keftians

  1. EgyptologyA 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
adjectiveKeftian (comparative more Keftian, superlative most Keftian)

comparative more Keftian · superlative most Keftian

  1. Of or relating to this people.
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APA

Keftian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keftian

MLA

“Keftian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keftian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Keftian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Keftian.

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