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Cyc·la·des

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–noun

a group of Greek islands in the S Aegean. 86,337; 1023 sq. mi. (2650 sq. km).

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cyc·las

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–noun, plural -la·des

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1.	a tunic or surcoat, longer in back than in front, worn over armor in the Middle Ages.

2.	a similar, full-length garment worn by women.

3.	a round robe with an elaborately ornamented border, worn by women in ancient Rome.

[Origin: 1825–35; < ML, L < Gk kyklás, n. use of kyklás encircling, akin to kýklos cycle

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A group of islands of southeast Greece in the southern Aegean Sea. The name was used in ancient times for the islands surrounding Delos.

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cyclades
noun
1.	the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC [syn: Cycladic civilization]
2.	a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean