ionia

• Región histórica en la costa occidental de Asia Menor (actual Turquía), colonizada por los antiguos griegos. También puede referirse a la zona cultural y geográfica de las ciudades griegas jónicas.

A proper noun referring to a historical region of western Asia Minor that was colonized by ancient Greeks.

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1. Ancient Greek regionB2formal

   A historical region located on the western coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), settled by Greek colonists in antiquity.

   Jonia

   • Ionia was known for its prosperous city-states like Miletus and Ephesus.
   • The philosophers of Ionia, such as Thales, laid the foundations for Western science.
   • The region of Ionia played a key role in the development of ancient Greek culture.