Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.
The circumstances surrounding the League's creation are unclear, but it was probably a response to the tyranny of Rhodes, which was briefly assigned control of Lycia in 190 BCE by Rome.
2023 September 7, Alastair Gill, “The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy”, in BBC Travel, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023 - historicalA former province of the Roman Empire, existing on its own from 43 AD to 74 AD, and later as part of Lycia et Pamphylia.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΛυκίᾱ
- LatinLycia
- EnglishLycia
Borrowed from Latin Lycia, from Ancient Greek Λυκίᾱ (Lukíā).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Λυκίᾱ
- Λυκίᾱ (Lukíā)ancient region
Catalan Lícia
- Líciaancient region
Czech Lýkie
- Lýkieancient region
Danish Lykien
- Lykienancient region
German Lykien, Lyzien
- Lykienancient region
- Lyzienancient region
Greek Λυκία
- Λυκία (Lykía)ancient region
Irish an Licia
- an Liciaancient region
Italian Licia
- Liciaancient region
Latin Lycia
- Lyciaancient region
Polish Licja
- Licjaancient region
Portuguese Lícia
- Líciaancient region
Romanian Licia
- Liciaancient region
Russian Ли́кия
- Ли́кия (Líkija)ancient region
Spanish Licia
- Liciaancient region
Turkish Likya
- Likyaancient region
Cite this entry
APA
Lycia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lycia
MLA
“Lycia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lycia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lycia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lycia.
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