Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient country of west-central Asia Minor on the Aegean Sea in present-day northwest Turkey. Noted for its wealth and the magnificence of its capital, Sardis, it may have been the earliest kingdom to use minted coins (seventh century BC).
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- proper noun A historic
region of SWAsia Minor /Persia . - proper noun biblical A woman converted by
Paul ; presumably named for ancestry or residence in Lydia. - proper noun A female
given name of Greek or biblical origin, meaning "beautiful, noble one" or "woman from Lydia/Persia (see above)".
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
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Examples
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After a dye job and a little rhinoplasty, she moves to the U.S. and takes the name Lydia Snaresbrook.
The Princess Reimagined Sam Sacks 2011
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In a recent post on Asylum, John Self reviews Vivant Denon's novella, Point de Lendemain, which we recently published in Lydia Davis's translation as No Tomorrow.
The Bodice Ripped: Or a comparison of Two Translations of No Tomorrow 2009
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For the story to work at all, it had to be bigger than that one event, which is why it was so important to create, in Lydia, a character the reader could really follow and get behind.
A Conversation with Myla Goldberg about Wickett's Remedy 2010
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After my last meal, I learned that the chef's wife, Lydia, is his business partner and that the couple own another, older restaurant in Manassas called Panino.
Tom Sietsema on Girasole: A good spot to stop in Virginia's hunt country for good Italian Tom Sietsema 2010
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Lydia is an interesting character: brave, capable, yet mild-mannered and self-effacing.
A Conversation with Myla Goldberg about Wickett's Remedy 2010
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In a recent post on Asylum, John Self reviews Vivant Denon's novella, Point de Lendemain, which we recently published in Lydia Davis's translation as No Tomorrow.
Translation 2010
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Concerning 'Wardrobe advice', hmm; isn't that what Lady Lydia is ofering in response to the lack of beauty and simple elligance out there in everyday life?
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In a recent post on Asylum, John Self reviews Vivant Denon's novella, Point de Lendemain, which we recently published in Lydia Davis's translation as No Tomorrow.
A Different Stripe: 2009
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Lady Lydia is also extremely inspirational here at this blog.
Home Living 2009
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Maybe he'll explain Lydia, the tattooed lady, to me.
Programming note: Oliver Mannion to live blog Heroes tonight 2009
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