Meanings
proper noun
alternative Cythera · alternative Kythera · alternative Kithira
- An island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.
Origin
- GreekΚύθηρα
- EnglishKythira
Borrowed from Greek Κύθηρα (Kýthira).
More words from Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Κύθηρα
- Κύθηρα (Kúthēra)Greek island
French Cythère
- CythèreGreek island
German Kythira
- KythiraGreek island
Greek Κύθηρα
- Κύθηρα (Kýthira)Greek island
Italian Cerigo
- CerigoGreek island
Polish Kytera, Cytera
- KyteraGreek island
- CyteraGreek island
- KithiraGreek island
Portuguese Citera, Cítera
- CiteraGreek island
- CíteraGreek island
Russian Ки́тира
- Ки́тира (Kítira)Greek island
Turkish Çuha Adası
- Çuha AdasıGreek island
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APA
Kythira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kythira
MLA
“Kythira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kythira. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kythira,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kythira.
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