How to Pronounce Lycia

LIH-shee-uh

Lycia is pronounced LIH-shee-uh (ˈlɪʃə): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: LISH-uh.

Where was Lycia?

A wolf, a province in the south-west of Asia Minor, opposite the island of Rhodes. It forms part of the region now called Tekeh. It was a province of the Roman empire when visited by Paul (Acts 21:1; 27:5). Two of its towns are mentioned, Patara (21:1, 2) and Myra (27:5).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

LISH-uh

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