Illyrian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians.
  2. Of or in the Illyrian language.
  3. Of or in the Serbo-Croatian language.
name
  1. An extinct Indo-European language or group of languages spoken in modern Southeast Europe, in the western half of the Balkan Peninsula.
  2. The Serbo-Croatian language.
  3. A sub-age from 240 ± 2.0 to 237 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of ancient Illyria.
  2. An inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman).
  3. A South Slav, especially a Croat, used in 17th-19th centuries.
  4. A Proto-Albanian.
  5. A member of the Illyrian movement, a pan-South-Slavic cultural and political campaign.

Pronunciation

ĭˈlîrēən /ɪˈlɪəɹiən/ /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Illyrian.wav

Word forms

Illyrian Illyrians

Derived words

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