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Cilician

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɪsɪən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɪˈlɪʃən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Cilicia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cilician From Cilicia + -an.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կիլիկյան (kilikyan) — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • German: kilikisch — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Latin: Ciliciense — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Latin: Ciliciensis — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Polish: cylicyjski — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Polish: cylicki — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Portuguese: ciciliano — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Russian: килики́йский (kilikíjskij) — pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Armenian: կիլիկիացի (kilikiacʻi) — a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
  • Ancient Greek: Κίλιξ (Kílix) — a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
  • Polish: Cylicyjczyk — a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
  • Polish: Cylicyjka — a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
  • Portuguese: ciciliano — a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
  • Russian: килики́ец (kilikíjec) — a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
Real reading context

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