Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

English

Proper noun

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

1. (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 tʻagavorutʻyun), Կիլիկյան Հայաստան (Kilikyan Hayastan)
• Georgian: კილიკიის სომეხთა სამეფო (ḳiliḳiis somexta samepo)
• Portuguese: Reino Armênio da Cilícia m (Brazil)
• Spanish: Reino armenio de Cilicia m

Anagrams

• Kingdom of Cilician Armenia