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Phrygian

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Phryg⋅i⋅an

  [frij-ee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Phrygia, its people, or their language.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
3. an Indo-European language that was the language of Phrygia.
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Origin:
1570–80; < L Phrygiānus. See Phrygia, -an
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Phryg·i·an   (frĭj'ē-ən)   
adj.  Of or relating to Phrygia or its people, language, or culture.
n.  

  1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.

  2. The Indo-European language of the Phrygians.

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Word Origin & History

Phrygian 
c.1490, "native of Phrygia," region in ancient Asia Minor; Phrygian mode in Gk. music theory is from 1579. Phrygian cap (1796) was the type adopted by freed slaves in Roman times, and subsequently identified as the cap of Liberty.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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