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Illyrianism

Illyrianism noun: a cultural and political campaign with roots in the early modern period, and revived by a group of young Croatian intellectuals during the first half of the 19th century, that aimed to create a Croatian national establishment in Austria-Hungary through linguistic and ethnic unity, and through it lay the foundation for cultural and linguistic unification of all South Slavs.

Noun

Illyrianism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A cultural and political campaign with roots in the early modern period, and revived by a group of young Croatian intellectuals during the first half of the 19th century, that aimed to create a Croatian national establishment in Austria-Hungary through linguistic and ethnic unity, and through it lay the foundation for cultural and linguistic unification of all South Slavs.
    Synonyms:
    Illyrism

Synonyms of Illyrianism

Origin of Illyrianism

From Illyrian + -ism.

Questions about Illyrianism

What does Illyrianism mean?
Illyrianism means a cultural and political campaign with roots in the early modern period, and revived by a group of young Croatian intellectuals during the first half of the 19th century, that aimed to create a Croatian national establishment in Austria-Hungary through linguistic and ethnic unity, and through it lay the foundation for cultural and linguistic unification of all South Slavs.
What part of speech is Illyrianism?
Illyrianism is a noun.

Words near Illyrianism in the dictionary

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

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