Aetolia

American  

[ee-toh-lee-uh] / iˈtoʊ li ə /

noun

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

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Aetolia British  

/ iːˈtəʊlɪə /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Aetolian adjective

Example Sentences

The invasion was commonly believed to have proceeded by way of Aetolia and Elis, and the name Naupactus was interpreted as an allusion to the needful “shipbuilding” on the Corinthian Gulf.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

Calydon was the ancient home of Diomedes in Aetolia.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

From Patrae, he coasted along the shores of Aetolia and Acarnania, as far as Corcyra, and thence he passed over to Hydruntum, in Italy.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

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

From Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland by Multatuli

Acarnania and Aetolia were known as “Lesser Walachia.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various