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Illyrian

/ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/US/ɪˈlɪəɹiən/

Illyrian adjective: of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians.

Adjective

Illyrian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians.
  2. Of or in the Illyrian language.
  3. (historical, obsolete) Of or in the Serbo-Croatian language.
    • Scholars divide the great bulk of the Slavic languages into two branches […] The south-eastern or eastern division contains the Russian, Bulgarian, and Illyrian languages1855, “Europe”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, Eighth Edition, volume 9, page 391
    • The Slavic dialect used was examined by a very gifted poet, Gion Palmotich (1606–1657) , who attempts to identify the Dalmatian or Illyrian language (i. e., Serbo-Kroatian) with the Czech of Bohemia, which had been recognized by Charles the Fourth, in his Golden Bull (1355), as necessary for...1919, Paul Rankov Radosavljevich, Who are the Slavs? A Contribution to Race Psychology, pages 198–199

Proper noun

Illyrian

  1. An extinct Indo-European language or group of languages spoken in modern Southeastern Europe, in the western half of the Balkan Peninsula.
  2. (historical, obsolete) The Serbo-Croatian language.
    • The preface contains a defense of the Illyrian language and a list of the major Slavic “dialects” (Russian, Polish, Bohemian, Illyrian).2016, Edward Stankiewicz, Grammars and Dictionaries of the Slavic Languages from the Middle Ages Up to 1850: An Annotated Bibliography, page 80
  3. A sub-age from 240 ± 2.0 to 237 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Noun

Illyrian (plural Illyrians)

  1. An inhabitant of ancient Illyria.
  2. An inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman).
  3. (obsolete) A South Slav, especially a Croat, used in 17th-19th centuries.
  4. (uncommon) A Proto-Albanian.
  5. (historical) A member of the Illyrian movement, a pan-South-Slavic cultural and political campaign.

Illyrian meaning in Marathi

Illyrian in Marathi

of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians
इलिरियन iliriyan
Illyrian language
इलिरियन iliriyan
inhabitant of the ancient Illyria
इलिरियन iliriyan

Forms of Illyrian

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Words formed from Illyrian

Words that rhyme with Illyrian

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Questions about Illyrian

What does Illyrian mean?
Illyrian means of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians.
What is Illyrian in Marathi?
Illyrian in Marathi is इलिरियन (iliriyan). See Illyrian meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Illyrian?
Illyrian can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Illyrian?
Illyrian is pronounced /ɪˈlɪəɹiən/ (US).

Words near Illyrian in the dictionary

  1. illuviums
  2. illwisher
  3. illwishers
  4. illy
  5. Illyria
  6. Illyrian
  7. Illyrianism
  8. Illyrianist
  9. Illyrianists
  10. Illyrians
  11. Illyric

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