Cyclades

American  

[sik-luh-deez] / ˈsɪk ləˌdiz /

plural noun

1. a group of Greek islands in the S Aegean. 1,023 sq. mi. (2,650 sq. km).

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Cyclades British  

/ ˈsɪkləˌdiːz /

plural noun

1. Modern Greek name: Kikládhes. a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)

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Cyclades

Summer can be especially windy, whipping up the waters around the Cyclades just as tourists flock to the popular islands of Mykonos, Naxos and Milos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But there are signs of a slowdown in the Cyclades.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Conservationists and architects are also leading a push to preserve the character of the Cyclades, which they say is at risk of being obliterated amid a real estate-driven homogenization of vacation destinations.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Most belong to the Cycladic civilization that flourished in the Cyclades islands between 3,200-2000 B.C., whose elegantly abstract but enigmatic white marble figurines inspired leading 20th century artists.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2022

The wild goat, or pasang, is represented in Europe in the Cyclades and Crete by rather small races.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various