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Ionia

Ionia

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An ancient region on the western coast of Asia Minor settled by Greeks and famous for early Greek culture
  • proper noun
  • /aɪˈoʊniə/
translation icon : Ionia
  • Blackstone homicide suspect's been spotted northbound, aIIey east of Ionia.
  • revolts in Ionia
  • Greek city in Ionia

Examples

  • The early Achaemenid campaigns against Egypt, Phoenicia, Ionia (Mediterranean coast of Turkey), and Greece proper provide evidence to the contrary:

    Academic text (2007)

  • He's northbound past Weston in the aIIey east of Ionia.

    House of the Rising Sun (2011)

  • Would you believe they brought that thing all the way from Ionia when they migrated here five hundred years ago?

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The patient was among those sent north by Clazomenae, a Greek city in Ionia, to establish a colony at Abdera around 654 B.C.

    Academic text (2006)

  • HAPPENED TO ME ONCE RIGHT UP NEAR IONIA.

    The Christmas Bunny (2010)

  • FWIW, according to michigan.gov, there are only 3 "Level V" prisons in Michigan: Baraga, Ionia, and Marquette.

    Blog text (29)

  • He was born on the island of Kos, near Ionia (the eastern coast of the Aegean Sea), and after practicing medicine throughout Greece, he devoted considerable time to teaching students.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Invaders from the north and from Ionia in the east overran the once splendid Bronze Age heroic civilization and replaced it with the violence of constant warfare and the displacement of whole populations of sacked towns and villages.

    Blog text (19)

  • The ancient region of Ionia was known for its philosophers and significant contributions to early science.

  • Located on the central coast of western Asia Minor, Ionia played a crucial role in ancient Greek history.

Surface Forms

Ionia main

Etymology

Ionia comes from the name of the Ionians, the Greek people who lived on the west coast of Asia Minor. Their cities were famous for art, thought and trade, so Ionia means that ancient coastal region.