Aeolis

English

proper noun

Definitions

(historical) 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αἰολίς.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Αἰολίς

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Cognates and derived terms

Αἰολίς Ancient Greek
Αἴολος Ancient Greek
Αιολίδα Greek (modern)