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Cyclades

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Cyc·la·des  (skl-dz) also Ki·klá·dhes (k-kläs)
A group of islands of southeast Greece in the southern Aegean Sea. The name was used in ancient times for the islands surrounding Delos.
Cyclades [ˈsɪkləˌdiːz]
pl n
(Placename) a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Siros). Pop.: 94 005 (1991). Area: 2572 sq. km (993 sq. miles) Modern Greek name Kikládhes
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Noun1.CycladesCyclades - the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
Cycladic civilisation, Cycladic civilization, Cycladic culture
Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture - the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
2.Cyclades - a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean
Kikladhes
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil


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Were this world an endless plain, and by sailing eastward we could for ever reach new distances, and discover sights more sweet and strange than any Cyclades or Islands of King Solomon, then there were promise in the voyage.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
As when by night the Glass Of GALILEO, less assur'd, observes Imagind Lands and Regions in the Moon: Or Pilot from amidst the CYCLADES DELOS or SAMOS first appeering kenns A cloudy spot.
Paradise Lost by Milton, John View in context
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