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Lycia

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlɪʃi.ə

Definitions

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

Equivalents

EspañolLicia
PortuguêsLícia
10 more languages
Catalàlícia
ČeštinaLýkie
ΕλληνικάΛυκία
ItalianoLicia
LatinaLycia
PolskiLicja
RomânăLicia
РусскийЛи́кия
TürkçeLikya

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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