aeolis

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Definition of aeolis in English English dictionary

An area of Ancient Greece that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor, mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located

{i} old name for the coast of Asia Minor which includes Lesbos

ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos)

Hyphenation

Ae·o·lis

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek Αἰολίς (Aiolis).