Lydia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪdɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lid′ē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Lyd•i•a  (lid′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names, Ancient Historyan ancient kingdom in W Asia Minor: under Croesus, a wealthy empire including most of Asia Minor.
  2. a female given name.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lydia / ˈlɪdɪə/
  1. an ancient region on the coast of W Asia Minor: a powerful kingdom in the century and a half before the Persian conquest (546 bc). Chief town: Sardis
'Lydia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alyattes - Aydin - Croesus - Cyrus - Gyges - Liliuokalani - Lydian - Omphale - Pactolus - Pinkham - Sardis - child

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