Ly·ci·an (l sh  - n, lshn)adj. Of or relating to Lycia or its people, language, or culture. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Lycia. 2. A language of the extinct Anatolian branch of Indo-European, found in inscriptions down to the beginning of the third century b.c. in southwest Turkey. |
Lycian [ˈlɪsɪən]
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) of or relating to ancient Lycia, its inhabitants, or their language
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) an inhabitant of Lycia
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct language of the Lycians, belonging to the Anatolian group or family
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| Noun | 1. | Lycian - an Anatolian language Anatolian, Anatolian language - an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European |
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