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Iapygian

/ˌaɪəˈpɪd͡ʒiən/

Iapygian noun: a member of an Indo-European-speaking people, dwelling in Iapygia (modern Apulia) in the southeastern Italian Peninsula between the beginning of the first millennium BC and the first century BC. They were divided into three tribes: the Daunians, Peucetians, and Messapians.

Noun

Iapygian (plural Iapygians)

  1. (historical) A member of an Indo-European-speaking people, dwelling in Iapygia (modern Apulia) in the southeastern Italian Peninsula between the beginning of the first millennium BC and the first century BC. They were divided into three tribes: the Daunians, Peucetians, and Messapians.
    Synonyms:
    Apulian

Synonyms of Iapygian

Forms of Iapygian

pluralIapygians

Questions about Iapygian

What does Iapygian mean?
Iapygian means a member of an Indo-European-speaking people, dwelling in Iapygia (modern Apulia) in the southeastern Italian Peninsula between the beginning of the first millennium BC and the first century BC. They were divided into three tribes: the Daunians, Peucetians, and Messapians.
What part of speech is Iapygian?
Iapygian is a noun.
How do you pronounce Iapygian?
Iapygian is pronounced /ˌaɪəˈpɪd͡ʒiən/.
What is the plural of Iapygian?
The plural of Iapygian is Iapygians.

Words near Iapygian in the dictionary

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

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