Ilion

Il·i·on

I0031500 (ĭl′ē-ən, -ŏn′) See Troy.

Ilion

(ˈɪlɪən) n (Placename) a transliteration of the Greek name for ancient Troy

troy

(trɔɪ)

adj. expressed or computed in troy weight. [1350–1400; Middle English troye, after Troyes, France, where it was standard]

Troy

(trɔɪ)

n. 1. Latin, Ilium. Greek, Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad. 2. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit. 68,700. 3. a city in E New York, on the Hudson River. 52,150.

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Ilion - an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan WarIlium, TroyAnatolia, Asia Minor - a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of TurkeyDardan, Dardanian, Trojan - a native of ancient Troy

Ilion

Ilion:

see TroyTroy,
ancient city made famous by Homer's account of the Trojan War. It is also called Ilion or, in Latin, Ilium. Its site is almost universally accepted as the mound now named Hissarlik, in Asian Turkey, c.4 mi (6.4 km) from the mouth of the Dardanelles.
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noun an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War

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