Lycia

American  

[lish-ee-uh] / ˈlɪʃ i ə /

noun

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

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Lycia British  

/ ˈlɪsɪə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Her group came up with one of the new approaches, and she is a founder of Lycia Therapeutics, a startup pursuing drugs that use the strategy.

From Science Magazine

Advocates like Lycia Maddocks with the National Congress of American Indians are pushing for Congress to step in and allow more time.

From Washington Times

“This was us as mothers, elders, law students and social workers standing up,” said Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, a human rights lawyer and one of the group’s coordinators.

From New York Times

So last month, when reporter Lycia Naff contacted me for an interview for the Daily Mail, I gave her a detailed account.

From Chicago Tribune

This is close to the Xanthos Valley, the heartland of ancient Lycia, with dozens of ancient cities to explore.

From US News