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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a native or inhabitant of Phrygia;

2. a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Phrygian \Phryg"i*an\, prop. a. [L. Phrygius, Gr. Fry`gios, fr. Frygi`a Phrygia, a country of Asia Minor.] Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] Phrygian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; -- so called because fabled to have been invented by the Phrygian Marsyas. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). Phrygian stone, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice, -- used by the ancients in dyeing, and said to be drying and astringent. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Phrygian \Phryg"i*an\, prop. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) A Montanist. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Phrygian n 1: a native or inhabitant of Phrygia 2: a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions