Ionian

Examples

• All

• Bask in the sun, swim in the Ionian Sea.

  Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

• In the third century B.C., the Romans became increasingly interested in the Adriatic and Ionian trade routes and protecting them from piracy.

  Academic text (2006)

• Many ancient Greek philosophers originated from the Ionian region, influencing Western thought.

• Tourists flock to the Ionian coast to enjoy its beautiful beaches and warm climate.

Synonyms

G

Greek

vsIonian

432 1.0

Relating to Greece, its people, or their language

means the regional ancient coastal ties rather than the countrywide or language sense

G

Grecian

vsIonian

• Literature

8 6.9

Relating to Greece, its people or culture, often seen in art and buildings

refers specifically to the coastal area by the western Greek sea and its people

H

Hellenic

vsIonian

3 8.6

Relating to ancient Greece, its people, or culture

focuses on one coastal region and its people in ancient times

Compounds

I

Ionian Sea

1 4.4

A part of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy

I

Ionian order

• Specialized

9.6

An ancient Greek style for columns with spiral scrolls on their tops

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology