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)
Modern Greek name: Kikládhes
Cyclades in American English
(ˈsɪkləˌdiz)
group of islands of Greece, on the S Aegean: 993 sq mi (2,572 sq km); pop. 94,000