Lycia

[lish-ee-uh]

noun

an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.

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Examples from the Web for lycia

Historical Examples of lycia

His king gave him letters on parchment to take to King Iobates of Lycia.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
The king did not read the letters for ten days after Bellerophon came to Lycia.
Classic Myths
Mary Catherine Judd
They are said to have been brought from the city of Myrrha in Lycia, in the year 1097.
Foot-prints of Travel
Maturin M. Ballou
Now the Chimæra was a terrible monster that roamed the fields of Lycia.
The Book of Stories for the Storyteller
Fanny E. Coe
Bellerophon was troubled when he heard the orders of the King of Lycia.
The Book of Stories for the Storyteller
Fanny E. Coe

British Dictionary definitions for lycia

Lycia

noun

an ancient region on the coast of SW Asia Minor: a Persian, Rhodian, and Roman province

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