Cilician
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Julius Caesar was captured by Cilician pirates in 75BC.
From Salon • May 21, 2022
In 1998, when Turkey’s government banned gambling, the country’s casino operators promptly moved their operations across the Cilician Sea, turning Northern Cyprus into a mecca for Turkish gamblers.
From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2015
As they looked down towards the Cilician Gates, standing in the corridor side by side, a sigh came suddenly from the girl.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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From the havens of Peiræus and their anchorages along the shore swept their galleys,—Phœnician, Cilician, Egyptian, and, sorrow of sorrows, Ionian—Greek arrayed against Greek!
From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns
Leonidas with his cavalry troop followed the young king in the attack upon the Cilician Gates, which scattered the guard stationed there and opened the way into the satrapy of Cilicia.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
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