Mi·le·tus (m -l  t s) An ancient Ionian city of western Asia Minor in present-day Turkey. Occupied by Greeks c. 1000 b.c., it became an important trading and colonizing settlement and also flourished as a center of learning. The city declined after its harbor silted up early in the Christian era. |
Miletus [mɪˈliːtəs]
n
(Placename) an ancient city on the W coast of Asia Minor: a major Ionian centre of trade and learning in the ancient world
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