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Noun: ilium (ilia)  i-lee-um
  1. The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
Noun: Ilium  i-lee-um
  1. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
    - Troy, Ilion

Sounds like: illusions, elusions, allusilium, i

Derived forms: ilia

Type of: bone, city, metropolis, os[2], urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Anatolia, Asia Minor, hip, pelvic arch, pelvic girdle, pelvis

Encyclopedia: Ilium, New York