Lycia
[ lish-ee-uh ]
/ ˈlɪʃ i ə /
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noun
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
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Lycia
/ (ˈlɪsɪə) /
noun
an ancient region on the coast of SW Asia Minor: a Persian, Rhodian, and Roman province
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