Iapygian

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/ˌaɪəˈpɪd͡ʒiən/

noun

A member of an Indo-European-speaking people, dwelling in Iapygia (modern Apulia) in the southeastern Italian Peninsula between the beginning of the first millennium BC and the first century BC. They were divided into three tribes: the Daunians, Peucetians, and Messapians.

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Meanings

nounIapygian (plural Iapygians)

plural Iapygians

  1. historicalA member of an Indo-European-speaking people, dwelling in Iapygia (modern Apulia) in the southeastern Italian Peninsula between the beginning of the first millennium BC and the first century BC. They were divided into three tribes: the Daunians, Peucetians, and Messapians.

    Synonyms: Apulian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of an Indo-European-speaking people, dwelling in Iapygia (modern Apulia) in the southeastern Italian Peninsula between the beginning of the first millennium BC and the first century BC. They were divided into three tribes: the Daunians, Peucetians, and Messapians.

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Apulian
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APA

Iapygian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iapygian

MLA

“Iapygian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iapygian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iapygian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iapygian.

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