Cilicia

American  

[si-lish-uh] / sɪˈlɪʃ ə /

noun

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

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Cilicia British  

/ sɪˈlɪʃɪə /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Cilician
  adjective

Example Sentences

They were first used in Cilicia – now southern Turkey – and then brought with the family to Milan, Cairo and then the UK.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2015

A long and impudent wire from President Wilson, saying he disapproved of the Sultan being allowed to remain in Constantinople, he disapproved of the allied terms as regards Armenia, Cilicia, etc.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among the most widely mentioned "papabile" last week: Gregory Peter XV Cardinal Agagianian, 63, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians, an Oriental rite communion of the Roman Catholic Church with headquarters near Beirut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tarsus in Cilicia, famed for its wealth and culture, was 1,000 years old in Saul's time, had a population of about 500,000, and was one of the centers of Stoic philosophy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ptolemy Philadelphus received territories in Asia Minor, including the northern part of Syria and Cilicia.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby