Lycia

//ˈlɪʃi.ə// name

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  1. 1
    A historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey. historical

    "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."

  2. 2
    A former province of the Roman Empire, existing on its own from 43 AD to 74 AD, and later as part of Lycia et Pamphylia. historical

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"“I have a tremendous chance, what happiness; and my head upside down, and I'm dying”, sings the beautiful Lycia Nabeth."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lycia, from Ancient Greek Λυκίᾱ (Lukíā).

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asia minor

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