Meanings
- historicaluncountableA cultural and political campaign with roots in the early modern period, and revived by a group of young Croatian intellectuals during the first half of the 19th century, that aimed to create a Croatian national establishment in Austria-Hungary through linguistic and ethnic unity, and through it lay the foundation for cultural and linguistic unification of all South Slavs.
Synonyms: Illyrism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cultural and political campaign with roots in the early modern period, and revived by a group of young Croatian intellectuals during the first half of the 19th century, that aimed to create a Croatian national establishment in Austria-Hungary through linguistic and ethnic unity, and through it lay the foundation for cultural and linguistic unification of all South Slavs.
Origin
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Illyrianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illyrianism
“Illyrianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Illyrianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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