Ionia

American

[ahy-oh-nee-uh] / aɪˈoʊ ni ə /

noun

an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.

Ionia British

/ aɪˈəʊnɪə /

noun

an ancient region of W central Asia Minor, including adjacent Aegean islands: colonized by Greeks in about 1100 _bc

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Department spokesperson Jennifer Holton said Tuesday that state law prohibits the department from disclosing the type of poultry at the facility in Ionia.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Over the next several decades, allied forces of the Delian League liberated the Greek city-states of Ionia from Persian rule and supported rebellions against Persia in Cyprus and Egypt.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

But by 494 BCE Persian forces had crushed the rebellions in both Ionia and Cyprus.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Five men were hit Saturday in Ionia County during a three-day endurance ride for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Perhaps science was stillborn in Indian, Mayan and Aztec civilizations for the same reason it declined in Ionia, the pervasiveness of the slave economy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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