Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
Similar
Cycladic civilizationCycladic civilisationCycladic culture
Broader
Aegean civilizationAegean civilisationAegean culture
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Origin
- Ancient GreekΚυκλάδες
- EnglishCyclades
From Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes), plural of Κυκλάς (Kuklás), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, ring”).
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Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες
- Κυκλάδες (Kukládes)island chain
Bulgarian Циклади
- Циклади (Cikladi)island chain
Catalan Cíclades
- Cícladesisland chain
Czech Kyklady
- Kykladyisland chain
Danish Kykladerne
- Kykladerneisland chain
Dutch Cycladen
- Cycladenisland chain
Estonian Küklaadid
- Küklaadidisland chain
Finnish Kykladit
- Kykladitisland chain
French Cyclades
- Cycladesisland chain
German Kykladen
- Kykladenisland chain
Greek Κυκλάδες
- Κυκλάδες (Kykládes)island chain
Hungarian Kükládok
- Kükládokisland chain
Irish na Ciocláidí
- na Ciocláidíisland chain
Italian Cicladi
- Cicladiisland chain
Latin Cyclades
- Cycladesisland chain
Latvian Kikladas
- Kikladasisland chain
Lithuanian Kiklados
- Kikladosisland chain
Norwegian Bokmål Kykladene
- Kykladeneisland chain
Polish Cyklady
- Cykladyisland chain
Portuguese Cíclades
- Cícladesisland chain
Romanian Ciclade
- Cicladeisland chain
Russian Киклады
- Киклады (Kiklady)island chain
Slovak Kyklady
- Kykladyisland chain
Spanish Cícladas
- Cícladasisland chain
Swedish Kykladerna
- Kykladernaisland chain
Turkish Kiklad Adaları
- Kiklad Adalarıisland chain
Ukrainian Кіклади
- Кіклади (Kiklady)island chain
Cite this entry
APA
Cyclades. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cyclades
MLA
“Cyclades.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cyclades. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cyclades,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cyclades.
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