Illyria

From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian.

• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Illyria

2. (historical) A vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
4. (historical) 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.

• Illyrian

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• Illyricum, Illyriae

From Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian. Of obscure origin. Often said to be related to Albanian yll (“star”), from Proto-Albanian *uslo (“star”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [iːlˈly.ri.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ilˈliː.ri.a]

Īllyria f sg (genitive Īllyriae); first declension

1. (historical) Illyria (a vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeast Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania)
2. (historical) Illyria, Illyricum (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)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.