Ionia

[ ahy-oh-nee-uh ]

noun
  1. an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.

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How to use Ionia in a sentence

  • This lady was a native of the city of Phokæa in Ionia, born of free parents, and respectably brought up.

British Dictionary definitions for Ionia

Ionia

/ (aɪˈəʊnɪə) /


noun
  1. an ancient region of W central Asia Minor, including adjacent Aegean islands: colonized by Greeks in about 1100 bc

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