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Liburnian

Liburnian noun: any member of an ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting the district called Liburnia, a coastal region of the northeastern Adriatic between the rivers Arsia (Raša) and Titius (Krka) in what is now Croatia.

Noun

Liburnian (plural Liburnians)

  1. Any member of an ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting the district called Liburnia, a coastal region of the northeastern Adriatic between the rivers Arsia (Raša) and Titius (Krka) in what is now Croatia.

Forms of Liburnian

pluralLiburnians

Origin of Liburnian

From the tribe's self-designation, most likely Illyrian. Doublet of Livornian.

Questions about Liburnian

What does Liburnian mean?
Liburnian means any member of an ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting the district called Liburnia, a coastal region of the northeastern Adriatic between the rivers Arsia (Raša) and Titius (Krka) in what is now Croatia.
What part of speech is Liburnian?
Liburnian is a noun.
What is the plural of Liburnian?
The plural of Liburnian is Liburnians.

Words near Liburnian in the dictionary

  1. Libuak
  2. Libungan
  3. Liburd
  4. Liburds
  5. Liburnia
  6. Liburnian
  7. Liburnians
  8. Libuton
  9. Libya
  10. Libyan
  11. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

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