Lyzien

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lycia, from Ancient Greek Λυκία (Lukía).

Proper noun

Lyzien n (proper noun, genitive Lyziens or (optionally with an article) Lyzien)

1. Lycia (an ancient region in modern Turkey)
   • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Acts 27:4-5 (with KJV translation)

     Und von da stießen wir ab und schifften unter Zypern hin, darum daß uns die Winde entgegen waren, und schifften durch das Meer bei Zilizien und Pamphylien und kamen gen Myra in Lyzien.

     And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary, and when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.