Ionian

[ ahy-oh-nee-uh n ]

/ aɪˈoʊ ni ən /

adjective

of or relating to Ionia.

of or relating to the branch of the Greek people named from Ion, their legendary founder.

noun

a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor. Compare Achaean(def 5), Aeolian²(def 2), Dorian¹(def 2).

an Ionian Greek.

Origin of Ionian

First recorded in 1555–65; Ioni(a) + -an

Example sentences from the Web for ionian

In Ionian and early Attic sculpture women appear closely wrapped up in drapery.

The Legacy of Greece |Various
Malta was visited, so were the Ionian Islands, and the frigate clove through the waters of the Levant.

The Three Midshipmen |W.H.G. Kingston
Under the lid of the half-cloudy night sky, far away at the rim of the Ionian sea, the first light, like metal fusing.

Sea and Sardinia |D. H. Lawrence
They were pursued, and defeated on their return to the coast, and Athens took no further part in the Ionian war.

The Fifteen Decisive Battles of The World From Marathon to Waterloo |Edward Creasy

The clouds hung over the mountains, but over head smiled the blue Ionian sky.

Three Months Abroad |Anna Vivanti

British Dictionary definitions for ionian

Ionian

/ (aɪˈəʊnɪən) /

noun

a member of a Hellenic people who settled in Attica in about 1100 bc and later colonized the islands and E coast of the Aegean Sea

adjective

of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Ionic

of or relating to Ionia

music relating to or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from C to C and forming the basis of the modern major key See also Hypo-

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Ionian

adjective

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Origin of Ionian

Example sentences from the Web for ionian

British Dictionary definitions for ionian

noun

adjective