Library / English Dictionary

ILION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War

Synonyms:

Ilion; Ilium; Troy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Meronyms (members of "Ilion"):

Dardan; Dardanian; Trojan (a native of ancient Troy)

Holonyms ("Ilion" is a part of...):

Anatolia; Asia Minor (a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey)

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