adj · name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:ĭˈlîrēən
US:/ɪˈlɪəɹiən/
UK:/ɪˈlɪəɹɪən/
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rhymes with -ɪəɹiən
CMU ARPABET:IH2 L IH1 R IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Illyria or Illyrians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or in the Illyrian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or in the Serbo-Croatian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable, obsolete
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name
Meaning 4
An extinct Indo-European language or group of languages spoken in modern Southeastern Europe, in the western half of the Balkan Peninsula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
The Serbo-Croatian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, obsolete
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name
Meaning 6
A sub-age from 240 ± 2.0 to 237 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
An inhabitant of ancient Illyria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
An inhabitant of Roman province of Illyricum (Illyro-Roman).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
A South Slav, especially a Croat, used in 17th-19th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 10
A Proto-Albanian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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noun
Meaning 11
A member of the Illyrian movement, a pan-South-Slavic cultural and political campaign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 12
a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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