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Cilician

British  
/ sɪˈlɪʃɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Cilicia (an ancient region of SE Asia Minor) or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Cilicia

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Julius Caesar was captured by Cilician pirates in 75BC.

From Salon • May 21, 2022

In 1998, when Turkey’s government banned gambling, the country’s casino operators promptly moved their operations across the Cilician Sea, turning Northern Cyprus into a mecca for Turkish gamblers.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2015

As they looked down towards the Cilician Gates, standing in the corridor side by side, a sigh came suddenly from the girl.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

But Alexis, in his Gynæcocracy, speaks of one man as ζωμοτάριχος, or fond of sauce made from salt-fish, saying— But the Cilician here, this Hippocles, This epicure of salt-fish sauce, this actor.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Taurus, and one of these flows through the narrow gorge known as the Cilician Gates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various