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Lycians

Lycians is the plural of Lycian.

Meaning of Lycian

Noun

Lycian (plural Lycians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of ancient Lycia.
    • 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".2023 September 7, Alastair Gill, “The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy”, in BBC Travel, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023

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Questions about Lycians

What is Lycians the plural of?
Lycians is the plural of Lycian.

Words near Lycians in the dictionary

  1. Lychrel numbers
  2. lychway
  3. lychways
  4. Lycia
  5. Lycian
  6. Lycians
  7. lycid
  8. lycids
  9. lycine
  10. Lycksele
  11. lyco-

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