Definitions for Lycian

Lycian Ly·ci·an

Spelling: [lish-ee-uh n]
IPA: /ˈlɪʃ i ən/

Lycian is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in Lycian (acilny).

Definitions for Lycian

noun

  1. an inhabitant of Lycia.
  2. an Anatolian language of Lycia, written in a form of the Greek alphabet.

adjective

  1. of or relating to Lycia.

Origin of Lycian

First recorded in 1590-1600; Lyci(a) + -an

Examples for Lycian

It is not a part of the Lycian body, but is an independent city.

Ask a Lycian who he is, and he will answer by giving his own name, that of his mother, and so on in the female line.

The distinctions awarded to the Lycian people are in full proportion to those of their king Sarpedon.

He was much worshipped in Lycia, hence his oracles are often called 'Lycian lots.'

Phaselis also is a Lycian city, situated on the confines of Pamphylia.

Glaucus, the Lycian captain, marked his defiant attitude, and strode forward undaunted to the encounter.

An inscription in the Lycian and Latin was found on the monument.

He pitch'd his spear, and to the Lycian Prince In terms of peace and amity replied.

In his absence Diomedes met in the battle Glaucus, a Lycian prince.

In fact, the Lycian design is a fair representation of the modern screw propeller, and gives the idea of a whirling motion.

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