a transliteration of the Modern Greek name for Cyclades
Cyclades in British English
(ˈsɪkləˌdiːz)
plural noun
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)