Cyclades n 1: the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC [syn: {Cycladic civilization}, {Cycladic civilisation}, {Cycladic culture}, {Cyclades}] 2: a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean [syn: {Cyclades}, {Kikladhes}]
Cyclades \Cyclades\ n. 1. the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in the S Aegean sea. Syn: Cycladic civilization, Cycladic culture. [WordNet 1.5] 2. an archipelago consisting of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean sea. [WordNet 1.5]