Aegean islands
the islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Dodecanese, Cyclades, and Sporades.
Historical Examples
Among the Aegean Islands, Delos has furnished us with the most important remains of early art.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 Various
And so we came to Mudros, threading a placid way between the deceitful Aegean Islands.
The Secret Battle A. P. Herbert
The second event in progress during the interval of peace was connected with the Aegean Islands question.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918 Various
plural noun
the islands of the Aegean Sea, including the Cyclades, Dodecanese, Euboea, and Sporades. The majority are under Greek administration
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