Aeolian (redirected from Aeolians)

Ae·o·li·an  (-l-n)

adj.

1. Of or relating to Aeolis or its people or culture.

2. Greek Mythology Of or relating to Aeolus.

3. aeolian Variant of eolian.

n.

1. One of a Hellenic people of central Greece that occupied Aeolis and Lesbos around 1100 b.c.

2. See Aeolic.

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aeolian [iːˈəʊlɪən]

adj

of or relating to the wind; produced or carried by the wind

[from Aeolus, god of the winds]

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Aeolian, Eolian [iːˈəʊlɪən]

n

(Social Science / Peoples) a member of a Hellenic people who settled in Thessaly and Boeotia and colonized Lesbos and parts of the Aegean coast of Asia Minor

adj

1. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Aeolic

2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to Aeolus

3. (Music / Classical Music) denoting or relating to an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from A to A: the basis of the modern minor key See also Hypo-

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aeolian  (-l-n)

See eolian.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Aeolian - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks Eolian Hellene, Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece
	2.	Aeolian - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia citizenry, people - the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"
Adj.	1.	Aeolian - of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind
	2.	Aeolian - of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people

Translations

Aeolian

adj → äolisch

aeolian [iːˈəʊlɪən] adj (Geol) → eolico/a
aeolian harp → arpa eolia