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Definition of Illyrian
1. Noun. A minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast.
Definition of Illyrian
1. Adjective. of or pertaining to Illyria, Illyrians or the Illyrian language ¹
2. Proper noun. an inhabitant of ancient Illyria ¹
3. Proper noun. extinct Indo-European language or languages spoken at the North-West Balkans ¹
4. Proper noun. an inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman) ¹
5. Proper noun. an old term for South Slavs, especially Croats, used in 17th-19th centuries ¹
6. Proper noun. a proposed term for Proto-Albanians ¹
7. Proper noun. a member of the Illyrian movement ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Illyrian
Literary usage of Illyrian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Illyrian they were in the widest and most purely geographical sense of that name.
But this use of the Illyrian name was confusing and misleading, ..."
2. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1903)
"But again, between the Latin and the Greek parts ~e of the Roman dominion there
was a border land, ponces, namely, the lands held by the great Illyrian race ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, John Bagnell Bury (1897)
"... or the Illyrian frontier,86 and were esteemed the most warlike of the empire ;
but they deserve to be more particularly considered under the names of ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The Illyrian provinces were valuable, whether they were considered as a military
march, or as a pawn in the game of diplomatic exchanges. ..."
5. The History of Rome by Wilhelm Ihne (1871)
"In the order of time the first Illyrian war preceded the war with the Gauls; but
for the sake of greater clearness we will follow in our narrative a ..."
6. Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind by James Cowles Prichard (1841)
"Of the Illyrian Race. The most accurate among the ancient writers have ...
Of this wide extension of the Illyrian name, Herodotus is the first evidence. ..."
7. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race by Karl Otfried Müller (1830)
"... part of this chain separates the furthest Grecian tribes from the great Illyrian
... whence it is evident that the Macedonians belonged to the Illyrian ..."
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