Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA vaguely-defined geographic region in Southeastern Europe in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, approximately coincident with modern Albania.
- historicalA 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.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*udlós
- Illyrian*Hullurio“(place or tribe) of the serpent”
- Ancient GreekἸλλυρία
- LatinIllyria
- EnglishIllyria
From Latin Illyria, from Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), which may be from Illyrian *Hullurio (“(place or tribe) of the serpent”), from Proto-Indo-European *udlós. This is supported by the attestation of Hílurios by Plautus in Menaechmi (200s BC).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Illyrian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἰλλυρία
- Ἰλλυρία (Illuría)region in the Balkan Peninsula
Arabic إيليريا
- إيليرياregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Bulgarian Или́рия
- Или́рия (Ilírija)region in the Balkan Peninsula
Catalan Il·líria
- Il·líriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Chinese Mandarin 伊利里亚
- 伊利里亚 (Yīlìlǐyà)region in the Balkan Peninsula
Danish Illyrien
- Illyrienregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Dutch Illyrië
- Illyriëregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Esperanto Ilirio
- Ilirioregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Estonian Illüüria
- Illüüriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Finnish Illyria
- Illyriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
German Illyrien
- Illyrienregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Greek Ιλλυρία
- Ιλλυρία (Illyría)region in the Balkan Peninsula
Hebrew איליריה
- איליריהregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Irish Eilíria
- Eilíriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Italian Illiria
- Illiriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Japanese イリュリア
- イリュリアregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Korean 일리리아
- 일리리아 (illiria)region in the Balkan Peninsula
Latin Illyria, Illyricum
- Illyriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
- Illyricumregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Latvian Ilīrija
- Ilīrijaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Lithuanian Ilyrija
- Ilyrijaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Persian ایلیریا
- ایلیریاregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Polish Iliria
- Iliriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Portuguese Ilíria
- Ilíriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Romanian Iliria
- Iliriaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Russian Илли́рия
- Илли́рия (Illírija)region in the Balkan Peninsula
Swedish Illyrien
- Illyrienregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Turkish İlirya
- İliryaregion in the Balkan Peninsula
Ukrainian Іллірія
- Іллірія (Illirija)region in the Balkan Peninsula
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Illyria
criteriaNigeriaSyriaAlgeriaLiberiacafeteriaSiberiaIberiamateriadiphtherialisteriaElyriaAssyriaporphyriaCyberiaStyriaprogeriaEgeriaargyriaCeltiberiaCoele-Syriagroceteriaopera seria
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Illyria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illyria
MLA
“Illyria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illyria. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Illyria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illyria.
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