I. ˈlish(ē)ən sometimes ˈlisēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin lycius , adjective & noun, Lycian (from Greek lykios, from Lykia Lycia, ancient district in Asia Minor) + English -an
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Lycia, a region of southern Asia Minor
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Lycia
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Lyci us, noun, Lycian + English -an
1. : a native or inhabitant of ancient Lycia
2. : an Anatolian language known from a small body of inscriptions from southwestern Asia Minor dating from the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. — see indo-european languages table