Illyrian

UK: /ɪˈlɪərɪən/ US: (i lēr′ē ən)

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Il•lyr•i•an  (i lēr′ē ən), adj. 

1. of or pertaining to Illyria.

n. 

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.

• Illyri(a) + -an 1545–55

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Illyrian / ɪˈlɪərɪən/ 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

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to Illyria, its people, or their language