Illyria
Illyria proper noun: a vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
Proper noun
Illyria
- A vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
- A much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian.
Illyria meaning in Arabic and Persian
Illyria in Arabic
- region in the Balkan Peninsula
- إيليريا
Illyria in Persian
- region in the Balkan Peninsula
- ایلیریا
Origin of Illyria
From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian *Hullurio (“(place or tribe) of the serpent”), from Proto-Indo-European *udlós. This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).
Words formed from Illyria
Words that rhyme with Illyria
Questions about Illyria
- What does Illyria mean?
- Illyria means a vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
- What is Illyria in Arabic?
- Illyria in Arabic is إيليريا. See Illyria meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Illyria?
- Illyria is a proper noun.
Words near Illyria in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Illyria (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “Illyria.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/illyria. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.