ionian

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ionian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ionian \I*o"ni*an\, a. [L. Ionius. See Ionic.]
     Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians; Ionic. -- n. A
     native or citizen of Ionia.
     [1913 Webster]

ionian - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Ionian
      adj 1: of or pertaining to the ancient Ionians who lived in
             Attica and related territories, to their Ionic dialect of
             Greek, or to their culture
      n 1: a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the
           prehistoric Greeks
      2: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions
         in Ionia