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Adjective: aeolian  ee'ow-lee-un
  1. (geology) deposited, carried or eroded by wind
    - eolian [N. Amer]
Adjective: Aeolian  ee'ow-lee-un
  1. Of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people
     
  2. Of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind
Noun: Aeolian  ee'ow-lee-un
  1. A member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken in Boethia, Thessaly, in the Aegean island of Lesbos, and the Greek colonies of Asia Minor
    - Eolian
     
  2. The ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia

Derived forms: Aeolians

Type of: citizenry, Greek, Hellene, people

Encyclopedia: Aeolian