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Meaning of "Cilician" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CILICIAN

Cilician  [sɪˈlɪʃɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CILICIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cilician can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CILICIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cilician

Cilicia

In antiquity, Cilicia or less often Kilikia, was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine Empire. Cilicia extends inland from the southeastern coast of modern Turkey, due north and northeast of the island of Cyprus.

Definition of Cilician in the English dictionary

The definition of Cilician in the dictionary is of or relating to Cilicia or its inhabitants. Other definition of Cilician is a native or inhabitant of Cilicia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CILICIAN


amphiscian
æmˈfɪʃɪən
antiscian
ænˈtɪʃɪən
Appalachian
ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪən
cybernetician
ˌsaɪbənɛˈtɪʃɪən
Galician
ɡəˈlɪʃɪən
Gratian
ˈɡreɪʃɪən
Haitian
ˈheɪʃɪən
Haytian
ˈheɪʃɪən
Laotian
ˈlaʊʃɪən
Laplacian
ləˈpleɪʃɪən
Lilliputian
ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən
Lusatian
luːˈseɪʃɪən
Nietzschean
ˈniːtʃɪən
Ordovician
ˌɔːdəʊˈvɪʃɪən
pancratian
pænˈkreɪʃɪən
periscian
pəˈrɪʃɪən
Priscian
ˈprɪʃɪən
Sarmatian
sɑːˈmeɪʃɪən
Silesian
saɪˈliːʃɪən
Thracian
ˈθreɪʃɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CILICIAN

Cilicia
Cilician Gates
cilicious
ciliolate
cilium
cill
CIM
Cimabue
Cimarosa
cimbalom
Cimbri
Cimbrian
Cimbric
cimelia
Ciment Fondu

WORDS THAT END LIKE CILICIAN

beautician
biostatistician
clinician
consultant physician
dietician
electrician
esthetician
geriatrician
lab technician
Lucian
magician
mathematician
musician
obstetrician
optician
pediatrician
physician
politician
resident physician
statistician
technician

Synonyms and antonyms of Cilician in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cilician» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CILICIAN

Find out the translation of Cilician to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cilician from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cilician» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Cilician
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cilicia
570 millions of speakers

English

Cilician
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Cilician
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سليسن)
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Киликийское
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cilician
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Cilician
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cilicie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cilician
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kilikischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Cilician
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Cilician
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cilician
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cilician
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Cilician
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कनिष्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kilikya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cilicia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cilician
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Киликійське
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cilician
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κιλικίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Cilician
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ciliciska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kilikiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cilician

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CILICIAN»

The term «Cilician» is normally little used and occupies the 121.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CILICIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Cilician» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Cilician» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cilician

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CILICIAN»

Discover the use of Cilician in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cilician and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cicero's Cilician Letters
A full selection of Cicero's correspondance of 51-5- BC. This revised edition follows the order and dating of Shackleton and Bailey.
Marcus Tullius Cicero, S. M. Treggiari, 1996
2
The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades: The ...
This unique study bridges the history of the Crusades with the history of Armenian nationalism and Christianity.
Jacob G. Ghazarian, 2000
3
The Military Orders: History and heritage
Chapter 14 Teutonic Castles in Cilician Armenia: A Reappraisal Kristian Molin This paper will focus on castles held by the Teutonic Knights in Cilician Armenia during the thirteenth century. Some scholars have suggested that these formed ...
Malcolm Barber, Victor Mallia-Milanes, Helen J. Nicholson, 2008
4
Trees for Urban and Suburban Landscapes
Abies. Ci/iCiCo. Cilician. Fir. Pronunciation: AY-beez sill-LISS-ih-cah ZONES: 6A, 6B, 7 A HEIGHT: 60 to 80 feer WIDTH: 15 to 20 feer FRUIT: elongared cone; 6 to 8"; dry; btown; no significant lirter GROWTH RATE: slow-growing; long-lived ...
Edward F. Gilman, 1997
5
Piracy in the Graeco-Roman World
Cilician piracy By the 70s BC the region of Southern Anatolia known as Rough Cilicia and the neighbouring district of Pamphylia were notorious as the homeland of pirates whose exploits terrorized the inhabitants of the Mediterranean.
Philip de Souza, 2002
6
Medieval Armenian Manuscripts at the University of ...
Cilician forms especially suited for text ornamentation enjoyed wide popularity, not only in manuscripts of the highest quality, like the Glajor Gospel, but also in much humbler manuscripts. Letter forms and marginals, being the most universally ...
Avedis Krikor Sanjian, 1999
7
The Cilician Dioscoridesʼ plant Materia medica as appear[e]d ...
Glossary of plant names in Romanized and Arabicized Greek, vernacular and Romanized Arabic, Latin, and English.
Mohamed Nazir Sankary, 1991
8
6 ICAANE
REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE PREHISTORIC CILICIAN PLAIN: GEOPOLITICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF SETTLING CELINE WAWRUSCHKA Abstract The Cilician Plain in the south-eastern Mediterranean coast of Turkey has ...
Paolo Matthiae, Licia Romano, 2010
9
The History of Armenia
emphasis on commercial relations, indicating the significance of the Cilician trade and economy in the region. The treaty also clearly attested to the diminution of Cilician independence, which in the wider scheme of Cilician history represented ...
Simon Payaslian, 2007
10
Adages: IIvii1 to IIIiii100
25 Cilicium exitium A Cilician ending KtAi/ao? d\eOpos, A Cilician ending, was said of a cruel and savage end; for the Cilicians, on account of the piracy by which they lived, and their constant forays against their enemies, had a very bad name ...
Desiderius Erasmus, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CILICIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cilician is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Not compensation but return of territories: Turkish lawyer of Aram I …
In 1293–1441 the Seat of the Armenian Catholicosate was in Sis, the capital of Cilician Armenia. In 1441, however, after the demise of the ... «Armenpress.am, Jun 15»
2
Church and fortress under construction in Cilician Armenia
A district governor, Hasan Gezer, is quoted as saying that they intend to make the placeb an important tourist attraction after the development ... «Aysor, Jun 15»
3
Glendale's former Mayor expects to see Armenians involved in the …
Touching upon the case filed by the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I against Turkey on the return of the territory of the Cilician ... «Armenpress.am, Jun 15»
4
Ramifications of Cilicia Catholicosate's lawsuit against Turkey
Armenians worldwide applauded the Cilician Catholicosate for filing a lawsuit ... to the historic headquarters of the Cilician Catholicosate at Sis. «Public Radio of Armenia, Jun 15»
5
Armenia, memories of the land
... between Turkish nationalists and the French army in the town (as well as Marash and Urfa) in the Cilician war (May 1920-October 1921). «Open Democracy, Jun 15»
6
Aleppo-Armenians do not want to be deported
The Director of the Cilician Secondary School of Aleppo Ani Melkonyan stresses that Aleppo is the most damaged community in the last four ... «Armenpress.am, Jun 15»
7
Mahçup, Amot, Embarassment
Why is the Ottoman Empire the starting point? Why not the Cilician, Pakradouni, Arshagouni, or any other ARMENIAN kingdom or principality? «Asbarez Armenian News, May 15»
8
How Greeks' attempt to send Cilician Armenians weapons failed in …
Learning about this, the commander of the German naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea left for Cilician coast to prevent the unloading. On the ... «PanARMENIAN.Net, May 15»
9
Sis Catholicosate: Appeal for return of spiritual/cultural center in …
Sis was the residence of the Armenian Cathohlicosate in 1293-1441 in the capital Sis of Cilician Armenia. After the Armenian Catholicosate ... «ArmeniaNow.com, May 15»
10
Cilicia Catholicosate Leaders, Attorneys Outline Sis Lawsuit
... Government seeking the return of the historic seat of the Catholicosate, located in Sis (currently Kozan), one-time capital of Cilician Armenia. «The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cilician [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cilician>. May 2024 ».
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