Ionian
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Ionian¹
- /aɪˈəʊni.ən/ UK
- /aɪˈoʊni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
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.
- Alternative form of Ionic
- Designating the Ionian mode or scale; the name of the major key in modal theory.
noun Ionians
- A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.
Ionian²
- /aɪˈəʊni.ən/ UK
- /aɪˈoʊni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
Where it comes from
The origin of the sea’s name is uncertain. The Ionian Sea was believed in the Greek tradition to have been named after Io, who was said to have swum in it. The geological period was named after the Ionian Coast in Italy.
proper noun the Ionian
- Ellipsis of Ionian Sea: A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.
- A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.
adjective
- Only used in Ionian Islands.
Ionian³
- /aɪˈəʊni.ən/ UK
- /aɪˈoʊni.ən/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniən
adjective
- Relating to Io, one of the moons of the planet Jupiter. Bagenal, Dowling & McKinnon (2007), Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere. Cambridge University Press, p. 313. Despite the variations in Ionian vulcanism ...
- Relating to the asteroid (52) Io.
noun Ionians
- An inhabitant of Io, a moon of Jupiter.
Translations
Talk about this word "Ionian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ionian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Ionian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ionian "Ionian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ionian.Cite this
@misc{ionian_2026,
title = {Ionian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ionian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
