Aonian

adjective

Ao·​ni·​an

(ˈ)ā¦ōnēən,

-nyən

: of or relating to the Greek district of Aonia or to the Muses

to waste and spoil the sweet Aonian fields

—Christopher Marlowe

Word History

Etymology

Aonia, district of ancient Greece (from Latin, from Greek) + -an

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