a member of the group of related Indo-European peoples who occupied Illyria from the late third millennium to the early first millennium bc
2.
the extinct and almost unrecorded language of these peoples: of uncertain relationship within the Indo-European family, but thought by some to be the ancestor of modern Albanian
adjective
3.
of, characteristic of, or relating to Illyria, its people, or their language
Illyrian in American English
(ɪˈlɪriən)
adjective
1.
of Illyria or its people, language, or culture
noun
2.
a person born or living in Illyria
3.
the extinct language or languages of the Illyrians, generally regarded as a distinct branch of the Indo-European family