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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΚυκλάδες
- English todayCyclades
From Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes), plural of Κυκλάς (Kuklás), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, ring”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes), plural of Κυκλάς (Kuklás), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, ring”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.