Illyrian

• (US) enPR: ĭˈlîrēən[1][2] IPA^(key): /ɪˈliəɹiən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/[3]
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Illyrian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians.
2. Of or in the Illyrian language.
3. (historical or obsolete) Of or in the Serbo-Croatian language.
   • 1855, “Europe”, in Encyclopedia Britannica, Eighth Edition, volume 9, page 391:

     Scholars divide the great bulk of the Slavic languages into two branches […] The south-eastern or eastern division contains the Russian, Bulgarian, and Illyrian languages

   • 1919, Paul Rankov Radosavljevich, Who are the Slavs? A Contribution to Race Psychology, pages 198–199:

     The Slavic dialect used was examined by a very gifted poet, Gion Palmotich (1606–1657) , who attempts to identify the Dalmatian or Illyrian language (i. e., Serbo-Kroatian) with the Czech of Bohemia, which had been recognized by Charles the Fourth, in his Golden Bull (1355), as necessary for imperial princes to learn.

   • 2016, Edward Stankiewicz, Grammars and Dictionaries of the Slavic Languages from the Middle Ages Up to 1850: An Annotated Bibliography, page 80:

     The preface contains a defense of the Illyrian language and a list of the major Slavic “dialects” (Russian, Polish, Bohemian, Illyrian).

Illyrian

1. An extinct Indo-European language or group of languages spoken in modern Southeast Europe, in the western half of the Balkan Peninsula.
2. (historical or obsolete) The Serbo-Croatian language.
   • 2016, Edward Stankiewicz, Grammars and Dictionaries of the Slavic Languages from the Middle Ages Up to 1850: An Annotated Bibliography, page 80:

     The preface contains a defense of the Illyrian language and a list of the major Slavic “dialects” (Russian, Polish, Bohemian, Illyrian).

• Thraco-Illyrian

Illyrian (plural Illyrians)

1. An inhabitant of ancient Illyria.
2. An inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman).
3. (obsolete) A South Slav, especially a Croat, used in 17th-19th centuries.
4. (uncommon) A Proto-Albanian.
5. A member of the Illyrian movement.

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