Associations to the word «Ionian»

Wiktionary

IONIAN, adjective. Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.
IONIAN, adjective. Ionic, of Ionia, the ancient (ca 1100 BC) region including western Asia Minor and the adjacent Aegean Islands occupied by the Ionian people.
IONIAN, adjective. Relating to Io, one of the moons of the planet Jupiter
IONIAN, noun. A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.
IONIAN, noun. (geology) (paleontology) A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.
IONIAN ISLAND, noun. One of the seven Ionian Islands: Corfu, Ithaca, Kefallonia, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxoi and Zante.
IONIAN ISLANDS, proper noun. A group of islands in the Ionian Sea - one of the 13 peripheries of Greece The main islands are Corfu, Ithaca, Kefallonia, Kythira, Lefkada, Paxoi and Zante.
IONIAN MODE, noun. (music) A mode that is the same as a major key.
IONIAN SEA, proper noun. A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.

Dictionary definition

IONIAN, noun. A member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
IONIAN, noun. The ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia.
IONIAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the ancient Ionians who lived in Attica and related territories, to their Ionic dialect of Greek, or to their culture.

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