ionian

Noun · Adjective

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Noun (2)

  1. a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken in the central west coast of Asia Minor, the islands of Chios and Samos, islands across the central Aegean, and on the large island of Euboea north of AthensType of Greek, Hellene
  2. the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in IoniaType of citizenry, people

Adjective (1)

  1. of or pertaining to the ancient Ionians who lived in Attica and related territories, to their Ionic dialect of Greek, or to their cultureRelating to Attica
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

I·o′ni·an adjective

Origin: L. Ionius. See Ionic.

Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians; Ionic. — noun A native or citizen of Ionia.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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