Cyclades

American  

[sik-luh-deez] / ˈsɪk ləˌdiz /

plural noun

1. a group of Greek islands in the S Aegean. 1,023 sq. mi. (2,650 sq. km).

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Cyclades British  

/ ˈsɪkləˌdiːz /

plural noun

1. Modern Greek name: Kikládhes.  a group of over 200 islands in the S Aegean Sea, forming a department of Greece. Capital: Hermoupolis (Ermoupoli, on Syros). Pop: 112 615 (2001). Area: 2572 sq km (993 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Fuelled by a tourism boom, real estate fever has broken out across the Cyclades archipelago, threatening to destroy iconic landscapes of whitewashed houses and blue church domes.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Most belong to the Cycladic civilization that flourished in the Cyclades islands between 3,200-2000 B.C., whose elegantly abstract but enigmatic white marble figurines inspired leading 20th century artists.

From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2022

The Stern collection features some 161 works made in the Cyclades cluster of islands in the Aegean Sea, primarily in the early Bronze Age.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2022

The Cycladic civilization flourished in the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea during the 3rd millennium B.C.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

It appears to have been rare in the Cyclades.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various