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io·ni·an I. \īˈōnēən\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin ionius, adjective + English -an, n. suffix 1. : a native or inhabitant of Ionia; especially : one of the Greek people descended from an early group of Hellenic invaders of Greece 2. : a member of a school of philosophers of ancient Greece consisting chiefly of the Milesians but including also the philosophers Heraclitus and Xenophanes II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin ionius Ionian (from Ionia, ancient district including the south central part of the west coast of Asia Minor and several nearby Aegean islands such as Chios and Samos, from Greek Iōnia, from Iōn, n., Ionian + -ia) + English -an, adjective suffix 1. a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Ionia b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Ionia 2. : of or relating to the Ionian group of Greek philosophers < resumed the Ionian tradition of scientific research — Benjamin Farrington > |