Ionian

noun

• 1a member of an ancient Hellenic people inhabiting Attica, parts of western Asia Minor, and the Aegean islands in pre-classical times. Apparently displaced from some areas by the Dorians in the 11th or 12th century bc, they retained their settlements in Attica, especially Athens, where they were responsible for some of the greatest achievements of classical Greece.

• 2a native or inhabitant of the Ionian Islands.

adjective

• relating to the Ionians, Ionia, or the Ionian Islands.