Cilician

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UK/sɪˈlɪsɪən/UK/sɪˈlɪʃən/

adjective

Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.

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Meanings

adjectiveCilician (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparablePertaining to or originating from Cilicia.

    The purple Hyacinths, and fresh Costmarie, / And Saffron, sought for in Cilician soyle

    1591, “Virgils Gnat”, in Edmund Spenser, transl., Complaints, translation of Culex by Virgil
nounCilician (plural Cilicians)

plural Cilicians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.

Origin

From Cilicia + -an.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Κίλιξ
  • Κίλιξ (Kílix)a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
German kilikisch
  • kilikischpertaining to or originating from Cilicia
Latin Ciliciense, Ciliciensis
  • Ciliciensepertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Ciliciensispertaining to or originating from Cilicia
Polish cylicyjski, cylicki
  • cylicyjskipertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • cylickipertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • Cylicyjczyka native or inhabitant of Cilicia
  • Cylicyjkaa native or inhabitant of Cilicia
Portuguese ciciliano, ciciliano
  • cicilianopertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • cicilianoa native or inhabitant of Cilicia
Russian килики́йский, килики́ец
  • килики́йский (kilikíjskij)pertaining to or originating from Cilicia
  • килики́ец (kilikíjec)a native or inhabitant of Cilicia
Cite this entry
APA

Cilician. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cilician

MLA

“Cilician.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cilician. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cilician,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cilician.

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