Kilikien
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cilicia, from Ancient Greek Κιλικία (Kilikía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈliːki̯ən/
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Noun
Kilikien n (proper noun, genitive Kilikiens or (optionally with an article) Kilikien)
- Cilicia (an ancient region in modern Turkey)
- 1885, Theodor Mommsen, Römische Geschichte [History of Rome], volume 5, Achtes Buch: Länder und Leute von Caesar bis Diocletian:
- Die Herren in dieser Gegend wie an der benachbarten kilikischen Küste waren in hellenistischer Zeit teils die Ägypter, deren Königshaus verschiedenen Ortschaften in Pamphylien und Kilikien den Namen gegeben hat, […]
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Further reading
- “Kilikien” in Duden online
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