Cilician
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Julius Caesar was captured by Cilician pirates in 75BC.
From Salon
As they looked down towards the Cilician Gates, standing in the corridor side by side, a sigh came suddenly from the girl.
From Literature
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
Armenians Fleeing Anew as Syria Erupts in Battle YEREVAN, Armenia — At the newly opened Cilician School in this former Soviet republic, the textbooks are in Arabic, photocopied from a single set flown out of war-torn .
From New York Times
The Cilician School, with 250 students, reflects the ambivalence of Syrian Armenians here: many want to return to their existence in the diaspora, even as they are welcomed in their historical homeland.
From New York Times
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