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There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure on current notions of accessible (and acceptable) narrative methods. To thrive and change and grow, any art needs this kind of pressure.
Joanna Scott

Meaning of "Lydia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LYDIA

Lydia  [ˈlɪdɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LYDIA

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lydia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LYDIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lydia

Lydia

Lydia (Assyrian: Luddu; Greek: Λυδία, Turkish: Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provinces of Uşak, Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian. At its greatest extent, the Kingdom of Lydia covered all of western Anatolia. Lydia (known as Sparda by the Achaemenids) was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, with Sardis as its capital. Tabalus, appointed by Cyrus the Great, was the first satrap (governor). (See: Lydia (satrapy)). Lydia was later the name of a Roman province. Coins are said to have been invented in Lydia around the 7th century BC.

Definition of Lydia in the English dictionary

The definition of Lydia in the dictionary is an ancient region on the coast of W Asia Minor: a powerful kingdom in the century and a half before the Persian conquest. Chief town: Sardis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LYDIA


Acadia
əˈkeɪdɪə
aecia
ˈiːˈsɪdɪə
Arcadia
ɑːˈkeɪdɪə
basidia
bæˈsɪdɪə
chlamydia
kləˈmɪdɪə
clostridia
klɒˈstrɪdɪə
conidia
kəʊˈnɪdɪə
ctenidia
tɪˈnɪdɪə
davidia
dəˈvɪdɪə
nadir
ˈneɪdɪə
Numidia
njuːˈmɪdɪə
oidia
əʊˈɪdɪə
ommatidia
ˌɒməˈtɪdɪə
praesidia
prɪˈsɪdɪə
presidia
prɪˈsɪdɪə
pycnidia
pɪkˈnɪdɪə
shadier
ˈʃeɪdɪə
stadia
ˈsteɪdɪə
tidier
ˈtaɪdɪə
tigridia
taɪˈɡrɪdɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LYDIA

Lycopene
lycopod
lycopodium
Lycopolis
Lycra
Lycra lout
Lycurgus
Lydda
lyddite
Lydgate
Lydian
lye
Lyell
lying
lying-in
lying-in ward
lyingly
lyings-in
lyke-wake
Lyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE LYDIA

Cambodia
encyclopaedia
encyclopedia
hoodia
India
intermedia
La Guardia
Lombardia
mass media
media
mixed media
mixed-media
multimedia
new media
new-media
news media
Odia
podia
print media
social media

Synonyms and antonyms of Lydia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lydia» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Lydia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lydia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lydia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

莉迪亚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lydia
570 millions of speakers

English

Lydia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليديا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лидия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lydia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিডিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lydia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lydia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lydia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リディア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

리디아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lydia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lydia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லிடியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिडिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lidya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lydia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lydia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лідія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lydia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λυδία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lydia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lydia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lydia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lydia

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LYDIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lydia

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3 QUOTES WITH «LYDIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Lydia.
1
Kim Gordon
I was very aware of performers who have a persona, whether it's Siouxsie Sioux or Patti Smith or Lydia Lunch, and I'm just this middle-class girl coming from a more conventional upbringing, this California person. But in a way I felt like it's important to represent the normal.
2
Ikue Mori
Mars is really different, into art. Lydia Lunch is more energy. James Chance is more commercial in a different way, in funk and jazz. They were all doing original things, trying to create their own sound and music. I think they're all great.
3
Joanna Scott
There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure on current notions of accessible (and acceptable) narrative methods. To thrive and change and grow, any art needs this kind of pressure.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYDIA»

Discover the use of Lydia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lydia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lydia: A Novel
LYDIA, Tim Sandlin's acclaimed return to his GroVont characters, was called "Uplifting...immensely satisfying" by the New York Times Book Review and a "gem of a novel as audacious as it is sentimental" in a starred Booklist review.
Tim Sandlin, 2012
2
Lydia: Paul's Cosmopolitan Hostess
Beyond this not much is known of her, but in this book Richard S. Ascough describes the styles of possible dwellings in which Lydia could have lived, the business opportunities that would have been available to her, and the religious cults ...
Richard S. Ascough, 2009
3
Lydia: Wife of Hugh Miller of Cromarty
Apart from an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography, his wife, Lydia, born in Inverness in 1812, has remained undeservedly in obscurity. Now, in this book, she is at last brought on stage.
Elizabeth Sutherland, Merrie Middleton, 2002
4
Will Work for Drugs
No Wave founder Lydia Lunch's first book, Paradoxia (Akashic, 2007), proved that she is as strong on the page as it is on the stage.
Lydia Lunch, 2009
5
Lydia
First produced by the Denver Center Theater Company at the Space Theatre in Denver, Colorado, on January 24, 2008.
Octavio Solis, 2010
6
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis is an event in American letters.
Lydia Davis, 2010
7
A Lydia Maria Child Reader
This rich collection is the first to represent the full range of Child's contributions as a literary innovator, social reformer, and progressive thinker over a career spanning six decades.
Lydia Maria Child, Carolyn L. Karcher, 1997
8
Lydia: A Story of Philippi
Trudy J. Morgan-Cole's skillful touch transforms the New Testament narrative of Lydia and the people of Philippi into a vibrant story of challenges and triumphs.
Trudy J. Morgan-Cole, 2010
9
Meeting Lydia
But what would happen if she found what she seeks?Meeting Lydia is a book about childhood bullying, midlife crises, obsession, jealousy and the ever-growing trend of internet relationships.
Linda MacDonald, 2011
10
Lydia: a novel
Fourteen-year-old Lydia, always keen to espouse controversial issues, gets varying degrees of support from her three sisters when she forms an alternative school newspaper and campaigns in favor of letting girls try out for the football ...
Marilyn Kaye, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYDIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lydia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Volunteers are the backbone of Davenport's LYDIA Home
One of the places who benefited from this is LYDIA Home in Davenport. The organization mentors neighborhood kids. But without volunteers ... «KWQC-TV6, Jul 15»
2
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko confident as she heads into British …
Lydia Ko believes her best form on the golf course is returning and she takes plenty of confidence into her 'Scottish Swing', which includes the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
'Teen Wolf': Stiles Kills Donovan — Season 5 Episode 5 Recap …
Season five of 'Teen Wolf' is getting seriously intense. Stiles, Lydia and the rest of the gang learned more about the terrifying Dread Doctors on ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
4
Judge my music, not my looks: Lydia Paek, AsiaOne Showbiz News
Korean-American Lydia Paek must be the envy of Korean pop fans. She snowboards with members of A-list boyband BigBang and counts ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
Teen Wolf Spoilers Season 5: Stiles, Lydia, Scott, & Kira | CelebCafe …
Stiles and Lydia are both very uncomfortable around him. Theo, being the troublemaker that he is, insists that she doesn't have to be so diligent ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
6
Sorry Working Moms, Daycare Is Bad For Your Kid | Lydia Lovric
Once again, the liberal media are guilty of poor and biased reporting in their bid to pat working mothers on the back. Whenever a study comes ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
7
Miss Cheltenham's column: Sophie Lydia Smith on the importance of...
It's been another fantastic week with back to back events! It started off with attending the Gloucestershire Royal Institution of Chartered ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
8
Lydia Ko just falls short of another LPGA title - TVNZ
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko has just missed out on winning another event on the LPGA tour. The world number two, who was the defending champion, carded ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
9
CBC Musical Nooners July 20: Lydia Hol - British Columbia - CBC …
A dynamic voice in Canadian folk, Lydia Hol brings her expressive voice and tasteful musical stylings to the CBC Musical Nooners stage on ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
10
Lydia Ann Wilson - Helena Independent Record
Lydia was born August 19, 1948 to Joseph and Naomi Hooper in Anaconda, Montana. She attended schooling in Anaconda and later moved to ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»

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