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Il⋅lyr⋅i⋅an

  [i-leer-ee-uhn]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Illyria.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Illyria.
3. the extinct language of the Illyrians, an Indo-European language of uncertain relationship within the Indo-European language family.
Origin:
1545–55; Illyri(a) + -an
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Il·lyr·i·an   (ĭ-lîr'ē-ən)   
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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