English Explanatory Dictionary

Istria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.
  2. A county in western Croatia. County seat: Pazin.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪs.tri.ə/ [ˈɪs.t͡ʃri.ə] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Istria.wav

Word forms

Istria

Etymology

From Latin Histria, from Ancient Greek Ἱστρία (Histría), named after Ἵστρων (Hístrōn) (ἔθνος (éthnos)), the ethnicon of the Illyrian/Venetic tribe of the Histri who inhabited the region. The name could itself be related to Hister, a Roman name for the Danube, from Ancient Greek Ἰστρίη (Istríē), the Dacian-Thracian name for the river god Danubius, a name meaning "swift," and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”). Also see Histria.

Related words

183 Istria Trieste

Derived words

Istrian Istrian scale Istro-Romanian Istro-

Translations

Hindi: इस्ट्रिया प्रांत Serbo-Croatian: Истарска жупанија Serbo-Croatian: Istarska županija
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