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CYCLADES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
Synonyms:
Cyclades; Cycladic civilisation; Cycladic civilization; Cycladic culture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Cyclades" is a kind of...):
Aegean civilisation; Aegean civilization; Aegean culture (the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean
Synonyms:
Cyclades; Kikladhes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Aegean island (an island in the Aegean Sea)
Holonyms ("Cyclades" is a part of...):
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
