Cythera

[ sith-er-uh, si-theer-uh ]

/ ˈsɪθ ər ə, sɪˈθɪər ə /

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noun

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/ .

Words nearby Cythera

cystourethroscope, cytapheresis, cytarabine, cytaster, -cyte, Cythera, Cytherea, Cytherean, cytidine, cytidine 5-triphosphate, cytidine diphosphate

How to use Cythera in a sentence

First, she drew nigh divine Cythera, and thence came next to wave-washed Cyprus.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
We see, in drawings emblematical of the musical art, a Cicada resting on strings of a cythera.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
Were his sensations awake, and had they fired his imagination, to carry her to Cythera, and keep her hidden there?
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
Another eclipse is mentioned by Thucydides in connection with an expedition of the Athenians against Cythera.
The Story of Eclipses|George Chambers

Wafted by the soft and balmy breezes, she floated on to Cythera, and was thence transported to the island of Cyprus.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens

British Dictionary definitions for Cythera

Cythera

/ (sɪˈθɪərə) /

noun

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)

the chief town of this island, on the S coast. Pop: 297 (2001)

Modern Greek name: Kíthira

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