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Cĭtĭum (more rare Cittĭum ), i, n., = Κίτιον ῾Κίττιον).
I. A seaport town in Cyprus, now Khiti, the birthplace of the Stoic Zeno, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 130; Nep. Cim. 3, 4.—Hence,
1. Cĭtĭēus , i, m., a Citian: “Zeno,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 34.—In plur., Cic. Fin. 4, 20, 56.—
2. Cĭtĭensis , is, m., the same: “Zeno,” Gell. 17, 21.—In plur., Dig. 50, 12, 1. —
II. A town in Macedonia, Liv. 42, 51, 1 and 2.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cornelius Nepos, Cimon, 3.4
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 42, 51
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 4.20
    • Cicero, Tusculanae Disputationes, 5.12
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 17.21
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