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PRONUNCIATION OF CYTHERA

Cythera  [sɪˈθɪərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYTHERA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cythera is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CYTHERA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cythera

Cythera may refer to: ▪ Cythera an island of Greece ▪ Cytherean pertaining to the island Cythera ▪ Cythera a computer game by Ambrosia Software ▪ USS Cythera, the name of two US Navy ships ▪ Cythera, a 1998 novel by Richard Calder ▪ Cythera, a steel ketch, designed and built by Peter A. Fenton...

Definition of Cythera in the English dictionary

The definition of Cythera in the dictionary is a Greek island off the SE coast of the Peloponnese: in ancient times a centre of the worship of Aphrodite. Pop: 3354. Area: about 285 sq km. Other definition of Cythera is the chief town of this island, on the S coast. Pop: 297.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYTHERA


admirer
ədˈmaɪərə
Beira
ˈbaɪərə
chimera
kaɪˈmɪərə
clearer
ˈklɪərə
enquirer
ɪnˈkwaɪərə
era
ˈɪərə
Essaouira
ˌɛsəˈwɪərə
Hera
ˈhɪərə
inquirer
ɪnˈkwaɪərə
lempira
lɛmˈpɪərə
lira
ˈlɪərə
Lyra
ˈlaɪərə
Madeira
məˈdɪərə
oenothera
ˌiːnəˈθɪərə
Pera
ˈpɪərə
prostanthera
ˌprɒstænˈθɪərə
retirer
rɪˈtaɪərə
sera
ˈsɪərə
shearer
ˈʃɪərə
Thera
ˈθɪərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYTHERA

Cytherea
Cytherean

WORDS THAT END LIKE CYTHERA

acidanthera
alchera
aloe vera
camera
cordillera
digital camera
diptera
genera
Gera
Halmahera
heuchera
Kachera
Kythera
on camera
opera
primavera
Rivera
riviera
Svizzera
viscachera

Synonyms and antonyms of Cythera in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cythera» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CYTHERA

Find out the translation of Cythera to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cythera from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cythera» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Cythera
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Citera
570 millions of speakers

English

Cythera
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Cythera
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Cythera
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Cythera
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cythera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Cythera
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cythère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cythera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kythera
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シテール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Cythera
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cythera
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cythera
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Cythera
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सायथेरेरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cythera
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Citera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cyterę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Cythera
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cythera
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κύθηρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cythera
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Cythera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cythera
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cythera

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYTHERA»

The term «Cythera» is regularly used and occupies the 102.736 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CYTHERA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cythera

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYTHERA»

Discover the use of Cythera in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cythera and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cythera
In the year 2050, illegal immigrants from cyberspace, in the form of eidolons downloaded from the Internet, threaten the superiority and reality of all humankind
Richard Calder, 1998
2
Cythera Regained?: The Rococo Revival in European Literature ...
This is the first comprehensive study of the Rococo revival in nineteenth-century European literature and the arts, and examines developments in France and Germany, England and Austria, as well as contributions from America and Russia.
Ken Ireland, 2006
3
Sailing to Cythera: And Other Anatole Stories
A triology relating the magical adventures of a boy and his cat
Nancy Willard, 1974
4
The Landmark Thucydides
While these were the schemes of the exiles, [4.53.1] the Athenians in the same summer made an expedition with sixty ships, two thousand hoplites, a few cavalry, and some allied troops from Miletus13 and other parts, against Cythera, under ...
Thucydides, Robert B. Strassler, 2008
5
Cythera
Cythera is a sacred courtesan, one of the fabulous Adepts of Menaechmi, famed through the Nine Worlds for their opulent beauty and decadence.
Jo Graham, 2013
6
Life in Cythera: The College Campus Anti-War Rally
Welcome to Cythera, the jewel (more or less) of Mid-America, where anything can-and often does-go wrong!
Charles Coddington, 2007
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature of the ...
occur in adjusting the ancient chorography of the island Cythera, in consequence of the discrepancy between the remarks of the traveller Pausanias and the narratives of Thucydides and Xenophon.' The joint evidence of the two historians  ...
8
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
CYTHERA (t4 Kv&i)pa. also v KvMtpa at a later time: Eth. KvB^ptos: Cerigo), an island lying off the south-eastern extremity of Laconia. Its northern promontory, Platanistus, was distant 40 stadia from Onugnathos, from whence persona usually ...
William Smith, 1854
9
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography: Abacaenum-Hytanis
23. § 1 ; Strah. viii. p. 363.) Pliny says that it. was 5 miles from Malea; but he ought to have said Omignnthos, since the island is much further from Malea than this distance. (Plin. iv. 12. s. 19.) Cythera is of an irregular oval shape, about 20 miles ...
Greek geography, Sir William Smith, 1854
10
An analysis and summary of Thucydides: with a chronological ...
53 Nicias sails against Cythera. — This summer the Athenian? sailed against Cythera with 60 ships, 2000 heavy-armed, and a few cavalry, together with some Milesians and other allies ; the whole under the command of Nicias, Nicostratus,  ...
James Talboys Wheeler, 1855

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYTHERA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cythera is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pyles' July Show Supply
July 27: Jaz Coleman: “Letters from Cythera Spoken Word” Tour at the Casbah -- frontman for Killing Joke. July 28: Melt Banana, Torche, Hot ... «NBC 7 San Diego, Jul 15»
2
What's On: Published July 2, 2015
Cythera Thrift Store has volunteer opportunities for weekend retail cashiers. Shifts are one hour in duration. Full training and support provided. «Maple Ridge Times, Jul 15»
3
Archaeologists find mysterious ancient dolphin statue near Gaza
A third version of the legend says she was born near Cythera, which caused some to call her 'Cytherea'. The Intriguing Origins of Aphrodite ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
4
TGIF: Happenings -- what's coming up in Northeast Ohio starting July 3
... July 24; Psycho Plantation, July 25; Jaz Coleman “Letters From Cythera” Spoken Word Tour, July 25; Gorilla Productions Battle of the Bands, ... «News-Herald.com, Jul 15»
5
TGIF: Happenings -- what's coming up in Northeast Ohio starting …
... Futuristic, July 22; # Cleveland's Elite, July 24; Jaz Coleman “Letters From Cythera” Spoken Word Tour, July 25; TWednesday 13, Holy Grail, ... «The Morning Journal, Jun 15»
6
Killing Joke's Jaz Coleman going on spoken word tour for recent …
In 2014, Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman released a self-published book titled Letters from Cythera, as well as an accompanying CD, The ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jun 15»
7
Saturday Art: Jean-Antoine Watteau
His reception piece, Pilgrimage to the Isle of Cythera (Musée du Louvre, Paris), was finally submitted to the Academy in 1717. It depicted ... «Firedoglake, May 15»
8
Stephen Hough plays French masterpieces at Jordan Hall
... some relaxed undulating in the closer, Debussy's “L'isle joyeuse,” which was inspired by Watteau's painting “The Embarkation for Cythera. «Boston Globe, May 15»
9
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows What's On: Published May 07, 2015
Cythera Thrift Store has volunteer opportunities for weekend retail cashiers. Shifts are one hour in duration. Full training and support provided. «Maple Ridge Times, May 15»
10
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows What's On: Published April 30, 2015
Cythera Thrift Store has volunteer opportunities for weekend retail cashiers. Shifts are one hour in duration. Full training and support provided. «Maple Ridge Times, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cythera [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cythera>. May 2024 ».
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