Kythira

English

Alternative forms

• Cythera, Kythera, Kithira

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Κύθηρα (Kýthira).

Proper noun

Kythira

1. An island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.

   Coordinate terms: Cephalonia, Corfu, Ithaca, Lefkada, Paxos, Zakynthos

Related terms

• Antikythera
• Kythira Strait

Translations

Greek island

• French: Cythère (fr) f
• German: Kythira n
• Greek: Κύθηρα (el) n pl (Kýthira)

  Ancient: Κύθηρα n pl (Kúthēra)

• Italian: Cerigo
• Polish: Kytera f, Cytera f, Kithira f
• Portuguese: Citera f, Cítera f

Further reading

• Kythira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia