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
In the town of Porto Palazzo ruins of the palace built by the Cilician Agesilaus of Anazarba, governor of Cilicia under Nero, and sent here by Septimius Severus, still exist.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
At their feet on the other side lay the great Cilician Plain, covered with yellow crops and brown earth and clothed with mud-coloured villages.
From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Jebb, Louisa
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