Illyrian Definition

ĭ-lîrē-ən
adjective
Of Illyria or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
noun
A person born or living in Illyria.
Webster's New World
The extinct language or languages of the Illyrians, generally regarded as a distinct branch of the Indo-European family.
Webster's New World
A member of one of the ancient peoples that inhabited Illyria.
American Heritage
pronoun
An extinct Indo-European language or languages spoken at the North-West Balkans.
Wiktionary

An inhabitant of ancient Illyria.

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An inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman).

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An old term for South Slavs, especially Croats, used in 17th-19th centuries.

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A proposed term for Proto-Albanians.
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Other Word Forms of Illyrian

Noun

Singular:
Illyrian
Plural:
illyrians

Illyrian Sentence Examples

  • In Albania the aboriginal Illyrian element, which preserved its ancient language, maintained itself in the mountains and eventually forced back the immigrant race.

  • On the other hand, they were overcome by the Autariatae, an Illyrian tribe; the date of HO 2 C C =N NC 6 H 4 NH 2 NH.

  • Next year Pollio conducted a successful campaign against the Parthini, an Illyrian people who adhered to Brutus, and celebrated a triumph on the 25th of October.

  • Some explain the name as the "beer god," from an Illyrian word sabaya, while others suggest a connexion with 2aFo (god of "health") or GrOas.

  • Still farther to the north-west a distinct Minoan influence is perceptible in the old Illyrian lands east of the Adriatic, and its traces reappear in the neighbourhood of Venice.

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Words Starting With

IILILL

Words Ending With

NANIAN

Unscrambles

Illyrian

Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IL & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With AN

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With I8 Letter Words Ending With N