proper nounCandāvĭaCANDAVIA☆ KeepMeaninga mountainous district in IllyriaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CANDAVIALEWIS & SHORTCANDAVIACandāvĭa, ae, f., = Κανδαουία, I. a mountainous district in Illyria, Caes. B. C. 3, 11; 3, 79; Sen. Ep. 31, 8; Plin. 3, 23, 26, § 145; Cic. Att. 3, 7, 3; Luc. 6, 331.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesGeographyCandaviaCandavia (Κανδαο̈́ια, Hierosol. Itin.; Peut. Tab.: Elbassán), a mountain of Illyria. The Egnatian Way, commencing at Dyrrhachium, crossed this mountai…