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Phrygian

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A person from Phrygia, an ancient area in what is now Turkey

noun
/ˈfrɪdʒiən/

: frigio

As historians study the region, they learn more about the daily lives of the Phrygians.
the ancient Phrygians

Examples

And then so notice beneath her, beneath the Phrygian cap, on the top left, there's the seven rays crown.
The ancient ruins were a reminder of the Phrygians who once thrived in Anatolia.
Many artifacts found in Turkey can be traced back to the Phrygians of ancient history.

Compounds

Phrygian language

Specialized

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A dead language from ancient Phrygia in central Turkey known from a few stone inscriptions

Thraco-Phrygian

Specialized

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A group of related languages spoken long ago in Thrace and Phrygia

Surface Forms

Phrygian singular

Phrygians plural

Morphology

Phrygian = Phrygia (transparent) = Phrygia + ian

Formed from the place name 'Phrygia' plus the productive suffix '-ian' for inhabitants or languages, so the relation is straightforward.

Etymology

Phrygian comes from the ancient place name Phrygia, a region in what is now Turkey. So a Phrygian is simply someone who comes from that land.