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Cythera

[sith-er-uh, si-theer-uh]
noun
  1. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
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Formerly Ce·ri·go [cher-i-goh] /ˈtʃɛr ɪˌgoʊ/.Greek Kí·thi·ra [kee-thee-rah] /ˈki θi rɑ/.
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Historical Examples of cythera

  • Cnidos, Paphos, Cythera; you will usually find me at one of these places.

    Ixion In Heaven

    Benjamin Disraeli

  • The island of Kythera (Cythera), south of Greece, was the seat of her worship.

  • I never breathed the faster as I rose from terrace to terrace in Cythera.

    Hypolympia

    Edmund Gosse

  • No; it would be impossible for anything to be less like Cythera.

    Hypolympia

    Edmund Gosse

  • "The Embarkment for Cythera" has been called the first impressionist picture.

    Watteau

    C. Lewis Hind

British Dictionary definitions for cythera

Cythera

noun
  1. a Greek island off the SE coast of the Peloponnese: in ancient times a centre of the worship of Aphrodite. Pop: 3354 (2001). Area: about 285 sq km (110 sq miles)
  2. the chief town of this island, on the S coast. Pop: 297 (2001)
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Modern Greek name: Kíthira
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