Lycian

From Lycia +‎ -an.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.sɪ.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃɪ.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪ.si.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃi.ən/, /ˈlɪ.ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsiən, -ɪʃɪən, -ɪʃən
• Hyphenation: Ly‧ci‧an, Ly‧cian

Lycian

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

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".

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.

• Category:Lycian language

• ISO 639-3 code xlc (SIL)