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
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Munn had long been interested in the monuments of the Phrygian Highlands related to the mother goddess and visited some of them several years ago.
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Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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“Phrygian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Phrygian. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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