n. & adj.
n. 1 a native or inhabitant of ancient Phrygia in central Asia Minor. 2 the language of this people.
adj. of or relating to Phrygia or its people or language. Phrygian bonnet (or cap) an ancient conical cap with the top bent forwards, now identified with the cap of liberty. Phrygian mode Mus. the mode represented by the natural diatonic scale E-E.