Illyria
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Illyria
Rhymes with -ɪɹiə
Where it comes from
From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian *Hullurio (“(place or tribe) of the serpent”), from Proto-Indo-European *udlós. This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).
proper noun
- A vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
- A much larger former province of the Roman Empire, covering the whole of Dalmatia and Pannonia, existing from 27 BC to c. 70 AD and reconstituted in 293 AD by Diocletian.
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Talk about this word "Illyria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/illyria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Illyria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/illyria "Illyria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/illyria.Cite this
@misc{illyria_2026,
title = {Illyria},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/illyria},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
