Cyclades

[ sik-luh-deez ]

/ ˈsɪk ləˌdiz /

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plural noun

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

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Greek Ki·klá·dhes

[kee-klah-thes] /kiˈklɑ ðɛs/ .

Words nearby Cyclades

cycadaceous, cycas, cycasin, cycl-, cyclable, Cyclades, Cycladic, cyclamate, cyclamen, cyclamen aldehyde, cyclamic acid

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How to use Cyclades in a sentence

Only New York City is New York City, and only the Cyclades are the Cyclades.
Houston for Tourists? If You Think That’s a Joke, the Joke’s on You|William O’Connor|July 30, 2021|The Daily Beast
It travelled with me over the blue Mediterranean, and landed beside me on the shores of the Cyclades.
In the Days of My Youth|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
These reptiles are seldom found in islands, yet Tenos, one of the Cyclades, was supposed to have once swarmed with them.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
But Patmos was not one of the Cyclades: it was an Asiatic island, at a considerable distance.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant

Advancing from one to another in the numerous islands of this sea, they reached the Cyclades and settled there.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)|Max Duncker
The wine was not of local growth, but came for the most part from Tenos and others of the Cyclades.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Cyclades

Cyclades

/ (ˈsɪkləˌdiːz) /

pl n

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)Modern Greek name: Kikládhes

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