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Illyrian

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Noun

1. illyrian

a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Illyrian

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noun
1. 
a member of the group of related Indo-European peoples who occupied Illyria from the late third millennium to the early first millennium bc
2. 
the extinct and almost unrecorded language of these peoples: of uncertain relationship within the Indo-European family, but thought by some to be the ancestor of modern Albanian
adjective
3. 
of, characteristic of, or relating to Illyria, its people, or their language

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Illyrian

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adjective
1. 
of Illyria or its people, language, or culture
noun
2. 
a person born or living in Illyria
3. 
the extinct language or languages of the Illyrians, generally regarded as a distinct branch of the Indo-European family

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Illyrian

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adj.
Of or relating to ancient Illyria or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
n.
1. A member of one of the ancient peoples that inhabited Illyria.
2. An extinct Indo-European language spoken in Illyria and known only from scattered personal and geographical names preserved in Greek and Roman sources.

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