An ancient region of western Asia Minor, south of Mysia and north of Caria. It became a powerful kingdom in the 7th century BC but in 546 its final king, Croesus, was defeated by Cyrus and it was absorbed into the Persian empire. Lydia was probably the first realm to use coined money.
Rhymes
Numidia
Definition of Lydia in US English:
Lydia
proper nounˈlidēəˈlɪdiə
An ancient region of western Asia Minor, south of Mysia and north of Caria. It became a powerful kingdom in the 7th century BC but in 546 Croesus, its last king, was defeated by Cyrus and it was absorbed into the Persian empire.