Meanings
- A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰenh₂-“to flow”
- Ancient GreekἹστρία
- LatinHistria
- EnglishIstria
From Latin Histria, from Ancient Greek Ἱστρία (Histría), named after Ἵστρων (Hístrōn) (ἔθνος (éthnos)), the ethnicon of the Illyrian/Venetic tribe of the Histri who inhabited the region. The name could itself be related to Hister, a Roman name for the Danube, from Ancient Greek Ἰστρίη (Istríē), the Dacian-Thracian name for the river god Danubius, a name meaning "swift," and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”). Also see Histria.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إستريا
- إستريا (’istriyā)peninsula in the Adriatic
Catalan Ístria
- Ístriapeninsula in the Adriatic
Chinese Mandarin 伊斯特里亞
- 伊斯特里亞peninsula in the Adriatic
Czech Istrie
- Istriepeninsula in the Adriatic
Danish Istrien
- Istrienpeninsula in the Adriatic
Dutch Istrië
- Istriëpeninsula in the Adriatic
Finnish Istria
- Istriapeninsula in the Adriatic
French Istrie
- Istriepeninsula in the Adriatic
German Istrien
- Istrienpeninsula in the Adriatic
Greek Ιστρία
- Ιστρία (Istría)peninsula in the Adriatic
Hindi इस्ट्रिया, इस्ट्रिया प्रांत
- इस्ट्रिया (isṭriyā)peninsula in the Adriatic
- इस्ट्रिया प्रांत (isṭriyā prānt)county in Croatia
Hungarian Isztria
- Isztriapeninsula in the Adriatic
Icelandic Istría, Istríuskagi
- Istríapeninsula in the Adriatic
- Istríuskagipeninsula in the Adriatic
Italian Istria
- Istriapeninsula in the Adriatic
Japanese イストリア
- イストリア (Isutoria)peninsula in the Adriatic
Latin Histria
- Histriapeninsula in the Adriatic
Portuguese Ístria
- Ístriapeninsula in the Adriatic
Russian И́стрия
- И́стрия (Ístrija)peninsula in the Adriatic
Slovak Istria
- Istriapeninsula in the Adriatic
Spanish Istria
- Istriapeninsula in the Adriatic
Ukrainian І́стрія
- І́стрія (Ístrija)peninsula in the Adriatic
Urdu ایستریا
- ایستریاpeninsula in the Adriatic
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Cite this entry
Istria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Istria
“Istria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Istria. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Istria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Istria.
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