Aetolia

[ ee-toh-lee-uh ]

/ iˈtoʊ li ə /

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noun

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

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Modern Greek Ai·to·lí·a

[e-taw-lee-ah] /ˌɛ tɔˈli ɑ/ .

OTHER WORDS FROM Aetolia

Ae·to·li·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Aetolia

aethereal, aethon, aetiological, aetiology, Aetna, Aetolia, Aetolus, AEW, af, A.F.A., AFAB

How to use Aetolia in a sentence

Hereupon Acilius interrupted them by saying, “Is this really the case, men of Aetolia?”
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
And such persons, after the completion of the treaty, shall not be allowed to return to Aetolia.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
The old Countess-palatine of Aetolia was descended directly from a certain knight who treated his hostlers like princes.
Walter Pieterse|Multatuli
Either then he has been transferred from Aetolia, the home of his ancestors; or he is a late addition, due to Ionic poets.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

The political constitution of Aetolia, in the time referred to, is unknown.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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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