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Cilicia | Cilician | Cilicians

Cilicia meaning

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

Using Cilicia

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor in modern Turkey, famed for cilice, i.e. haircloth made from the hair of Cilician goats.
  • In the example corpus, cilicia often appears in combinations such as: of cilicia, cilicia in, in cilicia.

Context around Cilicia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

spiritual 1×

Often after:

trachea 1× joined 1× tells 1× apronianus 1× 6th 1× far 1× contrasted 1×

Sentence patterns with Cilicia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

back to cilicia where he 1× diodorus of cilicia tells the 1× equaled in cilicia and it 1× governor of cilicia apronianus as 1× house of cilicia joined the 1× king of cilicia is buried 1× lycia and cilicia contrasted with 1× mopsuestia in cilicia it was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

anaxagoras wrote a 1× brutus was also 1× dio who tells 1× diodorus of cilicia 1× eudoxan planetary models 1× for picturesqueness the 1×

Common sentence endings:

504 nicholas damascenus 1× 6th century ad 1× after saint denis 1× darius at issus 1× his holiness said 1× in his letters 1×

Words around Cilicia

Just before it in the word index:

cilic 55 ciliates 2 ciliated 10 ciliate 2 ciliary 3 cilia 55

Just after it in the word index:

cilician 2 cilicians 2 cilip 2 cilium 8 cilka 3 cill 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Cilicia

  • In this selection, "cilicia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spiritual, trachea, joined and tells stand out and add context to how "cilicia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include back to cilicia where he and diodorus of cilicia tells the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cilicia" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cilicia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These thieves of the sea regularly roamed the rugged region of Cilicia Trachea in southern Anatolia. (16 words)

Though outmanoeuvered by Darius' significantly larger army, he marched back to Cilicia, where he defeated Darius at Issus. (18 words)

For picturesqueness the site is not equaled in Cilicia, and it is worthwhile to trace the three fine aqueducts to their sources. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Gibbon, The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, 72 Yet his succession was by no means assured: At his father's deathbed in the wilds of Cilicia far from Constantinople, he recognised that it was vital he should return to the capital as soon as possible. (47 words)

This factor has gone a long way toward developing the spiritual Cilicia, as you mentioned in your speech this morning, and the mission of this chair is to materialize our spiritual, cultural and national values in our people’s lives,” His Holiness said. (43 words)

Dio, who tells this narrative, offers his father the then governor of Cilicia Apronianus as a source, and therefore his narrative is possibly grounded on contemporary rumor, or maybe on common Roman displeasure at an empress meddling in political affairs. (40 words)

Example sentences (16)

These thieves of the sea regularly roamed the rugged region of Cilicia Trachea in southern Anatolia.

The last king of Cilicia, is buried in France in the Couvent des Célestins, near Place de la Bastille in Paris, the second most important burial site for royalty after Saint-Denis.

His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia joined the chorus of people offering support and congratulations to the next president of Armenia.

This factor has gone a long way toward developing the spiritual Cilicia, as you mentioned in your speech this morning, and the mission of this chair is to materialize our spiritual, cultural and national values in our people’s lives,” His Holiness said.

Anaxagoras wrote a book of philosophy, but only fragments of the first part of this have survived, through preservation in work of Simplicius of Cilicia in the 6th century AD.

Brutus was also active in the province of Cilicia, in the year before Cicero was proconsul there; Cicero documents how Brutus profited from money lending to the provincials in his Letters.

Diodorus of Cilicia tells the story of Atlas, an ancient people that inhabited one of the most fertile areas in Africa, and looked at the sea shores of his country as the homeland of the gods.

Dio, who tells this narrative, offers his father the then governor of Cilicia Apronianus as a source, and therefore his narrative is possibly grounded on contemporary rumor, or maybe on common Roman displeasure at an empress meddling in political affairs.

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Eudoxan planetary models A general idea of the content of On Speeds can be gleaned from Aristotle 's Metaphysics XII, 8, and a commentary by Simplicius of Cilicia (6th century AD) on De caelo, another work by Aristotle.

For picturesqueness the site is not equaled in Cilicia, and it is worthwhile to trace the three fine aqueducts to their sources.

Gibbon, The decline and fall of the Roman Empire, 72 Yet his succession was by no means assured: At his father's deathbed in the wilds of Cilicia far from Constantinople, he recognised that it was vital he should return to the capital as soon as possible.

However, by the time he reached Mopsuestia in Cilicia, it was clear that he was fatally ill and would not survive to face Julian.

In 1142 John then returned but Raymond refused to submit and John was forced to return to Cilicia again due to the coming winter, to plan an attack the following season.

Paul took Silas as his companion, and journeyed through Syria and Cilicia ; while Barnabas took John Mark to visit Cyprus (15:36-41).

Successful Amazon raids against Lycia and Cilicia contrasted with effective resistance by Lydian cavalry against the invaders ( Strabo 5.504; Nicholas Damascenus).

Though outmanoeuvered by Darius' significantly larger army, he marched back to Cilicia, where he defeated Darius at Issus.

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Common combinations with cilicia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cilicia" in a sentence?
An example: "These thieves of the sea regularly roamed the rugged region of Cilicia Trachea in southern Anatolia." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cilicia" from authentic English texts.
What does "cilicia" mean?
Cilicia means: 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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