Cilicia

[ si-lish-uh ]

/ sɪˈlɪʃ ə /

noun

an ancient country in SE Asia Minor: later a Roman province.

OTHER WORDS FROM Cilicia

Ci·li·cian, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for cilicia

The province of Cilicia was under the command of the consul Lentulus.

History of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt |Jacob Abbott
He allied himself with the King of Cilicia, who, however, was unable to help him much.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie
His third campaign was in Cilicia and the adjoining regions.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria |George Rawlinson
The next year, however, the war thus checked on the Iranian table-land broke out in the north-west, in the mountains of Cilicia.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 7 (of 12) |G. Maspero

Or colonists may have arrived from Cilicia and Phnicia at about the same time.

The Ceramic Art |Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for cilicia

Cilicia

/ (sɪˈlɪʃɪə) /

noun

an ancient region and former kingdom of SE Asia Minor, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean: corresponds to the region around present-day Adana

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Cilicia

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