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Noun illyrian has 1 sense
  1. Illyrian - a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast
    --1 is a kind of
    Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite

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Illyrian

Definition: Illyrian refers to something or someone related to Illyria, an ancient region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula.

Noun: An Illyrian can also be a person who is a native or a descendant of the Illyrian people.

Adjective: Illyrian describes something that is related to the Illyrians or their culture.


Sense 1: Noun - A person from Illyria

Example sentence: The Illyrian tribe migrated to the Adriatic coast in ancient times.


Sense 2: Adjective - Relating to the ancient Illyrian civilization.

Example sentence: The museum houses a remarkable collection of Illyrian artifacts.


Sense 3: Adjective - Referring to the Illyrian language.

Example sentence: The Illyrian alphabet had similarities with Latin and Greek scripts.


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