Lycia /ˈlɪʃi.ə/ noun2 •(historical) A historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.The circumstances surrounding the League's creation are unclear, but it was probably a response to the tyranny of Rhodes, which was briefly assigned control of Lycia in 190 BCE by Rome. — 2023 •(historical) A former province of the Roman Empire, existing on its own from 43 AD to 74 AD, and later as part of Lycia et Pamphylia.