English Explanatory Dictionary

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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

Word forms

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Synonyms

Cilician Armenia Kingdom of Cilician Armenia Little Armenia Lesser Armenia
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