Ionian

I·o·ni·an

I0222750 (ī-ō′nē-ən)n.1. A native or inhabitant of Ionia.2. One of a Hellenic people of Mycenaean origin that inhabited Attica, the Peloponnesus along the Saronic Gulf, Euboea, the Cyclades, and Ionia.

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I·o′ni·an adj.

Ionian

(aɪˈəʊnɪən) n (Historical Terms) 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 Seaadj1. (Historical Terms) of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Ionic2. (Placename) of or relating to Ionia3. (Classical Music) 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-

I•o•ni•an

(aɪˈoʊ ni ən)

n. 1. a member of the ancient Greek people or group of peoples, principally migrants from Attica and Euboea, who colonized Ionia c1050–1000 b.c. 2. a native or inhabitant of Ionia. adj. 3. of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians. [1555–65]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Ionian - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric GreeksHellene, Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece
	2.	Ionian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ioniacitizenry, people - the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"
Adj.	1.	Ionian - of or pertaining to the ancient Ionians who lived in Attica and related territories, to their Ionic dialect of Greek, or to their culture

Translations

ιόνιοςionienionique