Ionian

noun

Io·​ni·​an ī-ˈō-nē-ən 

1

: a member of any of the Greek peoples who settled on the islands of the Aegean Sea and the western shore of Asia Minor toward the end of the second millennium b.c.

2

: a native or inhabitant of Ionia

Ionian adjective

Word History

Etymology

Ionia, Asia Minor

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1