Associations to the word «Illyria»

Wiktionary

ILLYRIA, proper noun. A region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula that was inhabited by the Illyrians, ancient Indo-European people.

Dictionary definition

ILLYRIA, noun. An uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived.

Wise words

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