Lydia

American  

[lid-ee-uh] / ˈlɪd i ə /

noun

1. an ancient kingdom in W Asia Minor: under Croesus, a wealthy empire including most of Asia Minor.

2. a female given name.

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Lydia British  

/ ˈlɪdɪə /

noun

1. an ancient region on the coast of W Asia Minor: a powerful kingdom in the century and a half before the Persian conquest (546 _bc ). Chief town: Sardis

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Example Sentences

Hogg-Robinson, who plays Lydia, says that it took her time to realise "how accurate and insightful" Austen's works were after skim-reading them for her GCSEs and then picking them up later as an adult.

From BBC

Some citizens remain wary of cloud seeding, including Lydia Nuttall, who testified in favor of the state’s failed bill.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lydia says the exposé has been "hilarious" although her mother feels it is a "shame people will resort to that in a local pub quiz".

From BBC

It's advice such as this that Lydia Cheetham from Penarth wishes she had been given eight years ago, when the trend was "big lips, big bum big cheeks - it was everything bigger," she said.

From BBC

One of them, Lydia Sparrow, spent two years working at the center in her early 20s.

From The Wall Street Journal