Ae·to·li·a ( -t  l- , -tly) An ancient region of central Greece north of the Gulfs of Corinth and Calydon (Patras). Aetolia was briefly significant in Greek history after the formation in 290 b.c. of the Aetolian League, a military confederation that was defeated by the Achaeans later in the third century. Ae·to li·an adj. & n. |
Aetolia [iːˈtəʊlɪə]
n
(Placename) a mountainous region forming (with the region of Acarnania) a department of W central Greece, north of the Gulf of Patras: a powerful federal state in the 3rd century bc Chief city: Missolonghi. Pop. (with Acarnania): 228 180 (1991). Area: 5461 sq. km (2108 sq. miles)
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