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illyrianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-lyr-i-an-ism
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 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.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Illyrian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

Illyrism

Questions

What does illyrianism mean?
A 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.
Where does illyrianism come from?
From Illyrian + -ism.

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