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
The great highway from the west, on its long rough descent from the Anatolian plateau to Tarsus, ran through a narrow pass between walls of rock called the Cilician Gate, Ghulek Boghaz.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
A great change followed the introduction of Christianity, which spread first along the main roads that ran north and west from the Cilician Gates, and especially along the great trade route to Ephesus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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