Cyclades

//saɪkleɪdz// name

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Noun
  1. 1
    the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Amorgos, Irakleia, Kea, Mykonos Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and others. plural

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cycladic civilisationcycladic civilizationcycladic civilizationcycladic culturekikladhes

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"Ortygia's port we leave, and skim the mere; / soon Naxos' Bacchanalian hills appear, / and past Olearos and Donysa, crowned / with trees, and Paros' snowy cliffs we steer. / Far-scattered shine the Cyclades renowned, / and clustering isles thick-sown in many a glittering sound."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes), plural of Κυκλάς (Kuklás), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, ring”).

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