Electrides

[ ih-lek-tri-deez ]

plural noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. the Amber Islands.

Example Sentences

Between Britain and Ireland, Mona, Menapia, Ricnea, Vectis, Silimnus, Andros; beneath, Siambis and Axuntos: on the opposite side, towards the German Sea, the Glessariæ, called Electrides by the later Greek writers, from the amber found there: and last of all, Thule.

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