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Get to know Cilician better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Cilician in a sentence

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Cilician | Cilicians

Cilician meaning

Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.

Using Cilician

  • The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.
  • In the example corpus, cilician often appears in combinations such as: cilician pirates.

Context around Cilician

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

pirates 2×

Sentence patterns with Cilician

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

accounts by cilician pirates or 1× against the cilician pirates 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

on many occasions 1× the reference to 1×

Common sentence endings:

or its aftermath 1× the cilician pirates 1×

Words around Cilician

Just before it in the word index:

cilicia 16 cilic 55 ciliates 2 ciliated 10 ciliate 2 ciliary 3

Just after it in the word index:

cilicians 2 cilip 2 cilium 8 cilka 3 cill 10 cilla 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Cilician

  • In this selection, "cilician" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pirates stand out and add context to how "cilician" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accounts by cilician pirates or and against the cilician pirates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cilician" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cilician

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

The reference to Hispania might relate to Sertorius' revolt and resistance – abetted, in some accounts, by "Cilician pirates" – or its aftermath. (21 words)

On many occasions, he acted very swiftly and decisively, as he did during his campaigns in Sicily and Africa, or against the Cilician pirates. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

On many occasions, he acted very swiftly and decisively, as he did during his campaigns in Sicily and Africa, or against the Cilician pirates. (24 words)

The reference to Hispania might relate to Sertorius' revolt and resistance – abetted, in some accounts, by "Cilician pirates" – or its aftermath. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

On many occasions, he acted very swiftly and decisively, as he did during his campaigns in Sicily and Africa, or against the Cilician pirates.

The reference to Hispania might relate to Sertorius' revolt and resistance – abetted, in some accounts, by "Cilician pirates" – or its aftermath.

Common combinations with cilician

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cilician" in a sentence?
An example: "On many occasions, he acted very swiftly and decisively, as he did during his campaigns in Sicily and Africa, or against the Cilician pirates." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "cilician" from authentic English texts.
What does "cilician" mean?
Cilician means: Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.
How many example sentences with "cilician" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "cilician", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.