Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

English

Proper noun

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

(historical) an independent principality formed during the High Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia; located outside of the Armenian Highland and distinct from the Armenian Kingdom of Antiquity, it was centered in the Cilicia region northwest of the Gulf of Alexandretta, in what is today southern Turkey

Synonyms

Cilician Armenia, Kingdom of Cilician Armenia, Little Armenia, Lesser Armenia

Translations

principality

Armenian: Կիլիկիայի հայկական թագավորություն (Kilikiayi haykakan tʿagavorutʿyun), Կիլիկյան Հայաստան (Kilikyan Hayastan)
Georgian: კილიკიის სომეხთა სამეფო (ḳiliḳiis somexta samepo)

Portuguese: Reino Armênio da Cilícia m (Brazil)

Anagrams

Kingdom of Cilician Armenia

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