Lycaonia

Lycaonia
geographical name ancient region & Roman province SE central Asia Minor N of Cilicia

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Lycaonĭa — Lycaonĭa, 1) die Tiberinsel zu Rom; 2) s. Lykaonia …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • LYCAONIA — regio Asiae, Cappodociae pars, in Austr. Ciliciam versus ab ea Tauro monte divisa, inter Isauriam ad Occ. et Armeniam min. ad Ort. cuius metropolis est Iconium, a qua hodie reg. Cogni nominatur. Pop. Lycaonii, apud quos onagrorum copia est. sicut …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Lycaonia — In ancient geography, Lycaonia was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor, north of Mount Taurus. It was bounded on the east by Cappadocia, on the north by Galatia, on the west by Phrygia and Pisidia, while to the south it extended to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Lycaonia — /lik ay oh nee euh, ohn yeuh, luy kay /, n. an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province. * * * Ancient region, southern Anatolia. Situated north of the Taurus Mountains in present day Turkey, in ancient times it was bounded by the… …   Universalium

  • Lycaonia —    An inland province of Asia Minor, on the west of Cappadocia and the south of Galatia. It was a Roman province, and its chief towns were Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. The speech of Lycaonia (Acts 14:11) was probably the ancient Assyrian language …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Lycaonia (Titularbistum) — Lycaonia (ital.: Licaonia) ist ein Titularbistum der römisch katholischen Kirche. Es geht zurück auf ein ehemaliges Bistum in der antiken Stadt gleichen Namens in der römischen Provinz Asia bzw. Phrygia und in der Spätantike Phrygia Pacatiana in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lycaonia — An area in Asia Minor north of Pamphylia and Cilicia which contained towns (Derbe, Lystra, Iconium) visited by Paul (Acts 13:51–14:21 and 16:1–3). It was incorporated into the Roman province of Galatia in 25 BCE, but under the emperor Trajan… …   Dictionary of the Bible

  • Lycaonia — Lyc•a•o•ni•a [[t]ˌlɪk eɪˈoʊ ni ə, ˈoʊn yə, ˌlaɪ keɪ [/t]] n. anh geg an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province …   From formal English to slang

  • Lycaonia — /laɪkeɪˈoʊniə/ (say luykay ohneeuh) noun the historical name of a region in southern Turkey; an ancient country in southern Asia Minor; later a Roman province …  

  • Lycaonia — /lik ay oh nee euh, ohn yeuh, luy kay /, n. an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province …   Useful english dictionary

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