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Lycian

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English

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Etymology

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From Lycia +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.sɪ.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃɪ.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.si.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃi.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃən/
    • Audio (US); /ˈlɪ.si.ən/:(file)
    • Audio (US); /ˈlɪ.ʃi.ən/:(file)
    • Audio (US); /ˈlɪ.ʃən/:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪsiən, -ɪʃɪən, -ɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: Ly‧ci‧an, Ly‧cian

Proper noun

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Lycian

  1. An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian group.

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Noun

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Lycian (plural Lycians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Lycia.
    • 2023 September 7, Alastair Gill, “The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy”, in BBC Travel‎[1], archived from the original on 24 September 2023:
      From the 4th Century BCE onwards, the Lycians built rock-hewn "house" tombs – often funeral chambers carved into cliffs, with the rock face around the doorway cut to imitate the façade of a wooden Lycian house, complete with "timbers" and protruding "joists".

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Adjective

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Lycian (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to Lycia, or its people, language or culture.
    • 2023 September 7, Alastair Gill, “The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy”, in BBC Travel‎[2], archived from the original on 24 September 2023:
      Formed in the 2nd Century BCE and composed of 23 city-states, the Lycian League was the world's first democratic union, a model of a strong confederacy based on popular and proportional representation.

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