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ILION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ilion mean?
• ILION (noun)
The noun ILION has 1 sense:
1. an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
Familiarity information: ILION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
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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