Cyclades
WordNet
noun
(1) The Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
(2) A group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean
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Etymology
From , plural of , from .
Proper noun
- An Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and Zea.
- used with the definite article (The Cyclades), unless some islands are specified