English Explanatory Dictionary

Ionian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.
  2. Synonym of Ionic.
  3. Pertaining to Ionia, the ancient (ca 1100 BC) region including western Asia Minor and the adjacent Aegean Islands occupied by the Ionian people.
  4. Alternative form of Ionic.
  5. Designating the Ionian mode or scale; the name of the major key in modal theory.
noun
  1. A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Ionian Sea: A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.
  2. A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.
adj
  1. Only used in Ionian Islands.
adj
  1. Relating to Io, one of the moons of the planet Jupiter.
  2. Relating to the asteroid (52) Io.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of Io, a moon of Jupiter.

Pronunciation

/aɪˈəʊni.ən/ /aɪˈoʊni.ən/

Word forms

Ionian Ionians the Ionian

Etymology

Ionia + -n

Related words

Ionic

Derived words

Ionian mode

Translations

Bengali: যবন Bengali: যবনী Bengali: যাবনী Bengali: যাবনিক Finnish: joonialainen French: ionien French: ionique Ancient Greek: Ἰωνικός Hungarian: jón Irish: Iónach Italian: jonico Italian: ionico Latin: Īō̆nius Latin: Ionicus Polish: joński Portuguese: jónico Portuguese: iónico Portuguese: jônio Portuguese: jônico Portuguese: iônico Sicilian: jùnicu Spanish: jónico
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