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Lydia (lid′ē ə)

noun

a feminine name

Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec), orig. fem. of Gr Lydios, Lydian: see Acts 16:14

Lydia2 definition

Lydia (lid′ē ə)

ancient kingdom in W Asia Minor: fl. 7th-6th cent. ; conquered by Persians and absorbed into Persian Empire (6th cent. )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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