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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War;
[syn: Troy, Ilion, Ilium]

2. the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ileum \Il"e*um\, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.] 1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written also ileon, and ilium.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) See Ilium. [R.] [1913 Webster] Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ilion \Ilion\ prop. n. Ilium, or Troy, the ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War; -- a variant spelling of Ilium. Syn: Troy, Ilium. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ilium \Il"i*um\, n. [See Ileum.] (Anat.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. [Written also ilion, and ileum.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ilium n 1: an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War [syn: Troy, Ilion, Ilium] 2: the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone