I|o|ni|an

I|o|ni|an «y OH nee uhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. of or having to do with Ionia (ancient region on the west coast of Asia Minor) or its people.

2. having to do with one of the main branches of the ancient Greek people. The Athenians were of Ionian descent.

–n.

a Greek of this branch.