Cilician

/ sɪˈlɪʃɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Cilicia (an ancient region of SE Asia Minor) or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Cilicia

Example Sentences

On his way, Csar underwent the second great peril of his life by being captured by Cilician pirates.

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Then Demetrius, the Cilician, an austere man of sixty, told how he also had built up his mighty wealth.

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When his term of office was over, the most pressing thing to be done was to put down the Cilician pirates.

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The famous pass called the 'Cilician Gates' was traversed by a high-road through the gorge into Cappadocia.

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Cælius troubles him much afterward by renewed requests for Cilician panthers wanted for Ædilian shows.

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