Ionian
Pronunciation: /aɪˈəʊni.ən/
The English word “Ionian” has 9 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.
- Pertaining to Ionia, the ancient (ca 1100 BC) region including western Asia Minor and the adjacent Aegean Islands occupied by the Ionian people.
- Designating the Ionian mode or scale; the name of the major key in modal theory.
- Only used in Ionian Islands.
- Relating to Io, one of the moons of the planet Jupiter.
- Relating to the asteroid (52) Io.
noun
- A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.
- An inhabitant of Io, a moon of Jupiter.
proper noun
- A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.
Etymology
From Ionia + -n.
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