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Iapydes

Iapydes noun: an ancient people who dwelt north of and inland from the Liburnians, off the Adriatic coast and eastwards of the Istrian peninsula.

Noun

Iapydes pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An ancient people who dwelt north of and inland from the Liburnians, off the Adriatic coast and eastwards of the Istrian peninsula.

Forms of Iapydes

alternative formIapodes
alternative formJapodes
alternative formJapydes

Origin of Iapydes

From Ancient Greek Ἰάποδες (Iápodes).

Questions about Iapydes

What does Iapydes mean?
Iapydes means an ancient people who dwelt north of and inland from the Liburnians, off the Adriatic coast and eastwards of the Istrian peninsula.
What part of speech is Iapydes?
Iapydes is a noun.

Words near Iapydes in the dictionary

  1. IAPH
  2. Iapheth
  3. Iapodes
  4. Iaponia
  5. IAPs
  6. Iapydes
  7. Iapyges
  8. Iapygian
  9. Iapygians
  10. iapygid
  11. iapygids

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