Phrygian

noun

Phry·​gian ˈfri-j(ē-)ən 

1

: a native or inhabitant of ancient Phrygia

2

: the extinct Indo-European language of the Phrygians see Indo-European Languages Table

Phrygian adjective

Examples of Phrygian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, Rose agreed to a long-term loan of the 24 pieces to the Troy Museum in return for a license to carry on excavations at Gordion, the capital of the eighth-century B.C. Phrygian Empire, in central Anatolia. —Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1