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Aeolis

/ˈiːəlɪs/ · name

Meaning

  1. 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 / origin

Borrowed from Latin Aeolis, Ancient Greek Αἰολίς (Aiolís).

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