Cilician

Cilician
Cilician Ci*li"cian, a. Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Cilicia. [1913 Webster]

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  • Cilician Thebe — was a city in Greek mythology. It was located in or near the Troad, in a region termed Cilicia[1] and received the epithet Cilician to distinguish it from the Boeotian city of Thebes and the Egyptian Thebes. Alternative names include Placia,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Cilician pirates — The Cilician pirates dominated the Mediterranean Sea from the 2nd century BC up until their speedy suppression by Pompey (67 66 BC). Although there were notorious pirate strongholds in Cilicia, Cilician had long been a term for pirates. Contents… …   Wikipedia

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  • Cilician Gates —    Narrow defile through the Taurus (q.v.) range that was the chief passage from the plain of Cilicia into Asia Minor (qq.v.). A beacon system (q.v.) at the west end signaled the appearance of Arab (q.v.) raiders. Cities situated near the… …   Historical dictionary of Byzantium

  • Cilician fir — sirinis kėnis statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Abies cilicica angl. Cilician fir vok. zilizische Tanne rus. пихта киликийская lenk. jodła syryjska …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Cilician — adjective or noun see Cilicia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Cilician — See Cilicia. * * * …   Universalium

  • Cilician — adjective /sɪˈlɪsɪən,sɪˈlɪʃən/ Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia …   Wiktionary

  • cilician — ci·li·cian …   English syllables

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