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cilicia

/sɪˈlɪʃə/

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What does cilicia mean?

proper noun

  1. (historical) An ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats.

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/sɪˈlɪʃə/

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Darius's confidence increased the more, because Alexander spent so much time in Cilicia, which he imputed to his cowardice.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
In Syria and Cilicia Paul won the indorsement of all the churches of Judea, by his preaching.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
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But in that realm of Syria is the kingdom of Judea and many other provinces, as Palestine, Galilee, Little Cilicia, and many other.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
The leopard (panthera), though already growing scarce, was found in Cilicia in Cicero's time.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019
His sons he there proclaimed the kings of kings: Great Media, Parthia, and Armenia He gave to Alexander; to Ptolemy he assigned Syria, Cilicia, and Phoenicia.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100