Cilician
1
9.9
A person from ancient Cilicia or something relating to that region
- proper noun
:
ciliciano
- The Cilicians were known for their skilled craftsmanship and maritime trade.
Examples
-
During ancient times, the Cilicians established several important port cities along the coast.
-
Why did the Cilicians run away?
-
- How many ships do these Cilicians have?
-
Many historians study the Cilicians to understand the culture of ancient Asia Minor.
Surface Forms
Cilician main
Morphology
Cilician = Cilicia (transparent) = Cilicia + ian
Formed by the regular demonym/adjectival suffix '-ian' added to the place name 'Cilicia', so the relation to the place is directly expressed.
Etymology
Cilician comes from Cilicia, the name of an ancient region in what is now southern Turkey, so a Cilician is someone or something 'from Cilicia', much like a 'New Yorker' is from New York.