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cilicia
/sɪˈlɪʃə/
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What does cilicia mean?
proper noun
- (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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Darius's confidence increased the more, because Alexander spent so much time in Cilicia, which he imputed to his cowardice.
In Syria and Cilicia Paul won the indorsement of all the churches of Judea, by his preaching.
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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.
The leopard (panthera), though already growing scarce, was found in Cilicia in Cicero's time.
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.