Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cilician

/sɪˈlɪsɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: cili-cian
IPA: /sɪˈlɪsɪən/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Cilicia.

Example Sentences

"The purple Hyacinths, and fresh Costmarie, / And Saffron, sought for in Cilician soyle"

Etymology

Etymology tree English Cilicia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cilician From Cilicia + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /sɪˈlɪsɪən/

Inflected Forms

Cilicians (plural)

Phrases

Cilician Armenian Cilician Gates

Questions

How do you pronounce cilician?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈlɪsɪən/.
What does cilician mean?: Pertaining to or originating from Cilicia.
Where does cilician come from?: Etymology tree English Cilicia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Cilician From Cilicia + -an.

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