Aetolia

[ ee-toh-lee-uh ]

/ iˈtoʊ li ə /

noun

an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.

Modern Greek Aitolía.

OTHER WORDS FROM Aetolia

Ae·to·li·an, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for aetolia

The old Countess-palatine of Aetolia was descended directly from a certain knight who treated his hostlers like princes.

Walter Pieterse |Multatuli
Aetolia, however, was filled with mutual suspicions and violent factions.

The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) |Polybius
Hereupon Acilius interrupted them by saying, “Is this really the case, men of Aetolia?”

The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) |Polybius
The political constitution of Aetolia, in the time referred to, is unknown.

Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Acarnania and Aetolia; attempts to cultivate it elsewhere have generally proved unsuccessful.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for aetolia

Aetolia

/ (iːˈtəʊlɪə) /

noun

a mountainous region forming (with the region of Acarnania) a department of W central Greece, north of the Gulf of Patras: a powerful federal state in the 3rd century bc . Chief city: Missolonghi. Pop (with Acarnania): 219 092 (2001). Area: 5461 sq km (2108 sq miles)

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