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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIllyria
/ɪˈlɪər.i.ə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An ancient region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, inhabited by the Illyrians.
"Roman legions eventually conquered Illyria after a series of prolonged military campaigns." - 2
A fictional or idealized romantic land, immortalized as the setting of Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.
"The production transported the audience to a sun-drenched, melancholic Illyria of mistaken identities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek name Ἰλλυρία (Illuría), referring to the land of the Illyrians, an ancient Indo-European-speaking people of the western Balkan Peninsula. In English literature, it famously gained enduring romantic and utopian connotations as the setting of William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Illyria" is said worldwide
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Illyrie
Transliteration: il.iʁi
"L'action de la pièce se déroule en Illyrie."
Illyrien
Transliteration: ɪˈlʏʁiən
"Shakespeare wählte Illyrien als Schauplatz für seine Komödie."
Illiria
Transliteration: ilˈli.ri.a
"L'Illiria è una regione storica dei Balcani occidentali."
Iliria
Transliteration: iˈli.ɾja
"La comedia de Shakespeare está ambientada en Iliria."
Ilíria
Transliteration: iˈli.ɾjɐ
"A antiga Ilíria correspondia a parte da costa ocidental balcânica."
इल्लिया
Transliteration: illiyariya
"शेक्सपियर का नाटक इल्लिया की पृष्ठभूमि पर आधारित है।"
伊利里亚
Transliteration: Yīlìlǐyà
"莎士比亚的喜剧故事发生在伊利里亚。"
일릴리아
Transliteration: illillia
"셰익스피어의 희곡 배경은 일릴리아입니다."
イッリュリア
Transliteration: Iryuria
"シェイクスピアの劇の舞台はイッリュリアである。"
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