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illyria

/ɪˈlɪr.i.ə/

Übersetzung: Eigenname für eine antike Region an der Ostküste der Adria, die historisch von einem indogermanischen Volk bewohnt wurde.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ɪˈlɪr.i.ə/

unzählbar · Eigenname

A proper noun referring to an ancient region on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, historically inhabited by an Indo-European people.

  • 🇩🇪Eigenname für eine antike Region an der Ostküste der Adria, die historisch von einem indogermanischen Volk bewohnt wurde.
  1. Ancient region B2 formal

    An uncertain region on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea, inhabited in ancient times by the Illyrian people, an Indo-European group. Its exact boundaries remain unclear but historically covered parts of the western Balkans.

    • Illyria was conquered by the Romans in the 2nd century BCE.
    • The Illyrian tribes were known for their maritime piracy.
    • Shakespeare set his play 'Twelfth Night' in the fictional land of Illyria.

    🇩🇪Illyrien