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Meaning of Aetolian in English:

Aetolian

(also Etolian, Aitolian)

Pronunciation /ɪːˈtəʊlɪən/ /ʌɪˈtəʊlɪən/

noun

Ancient Greek History

  • A native or inhabitant of ancient Aetolia, a region of west-central Greece north of the Gulf of Corinth.

adjective

Ancient Greek History

  • Of or relating to ancient Aetolia or its inhabitants.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Richard Morison (c1510–1556), humanist and diplomat. From classical Latin Aetōlius of Aetolia, Aetolian (from ancient Greek Αἰτώλιος from Αἰτωλία (classical Latin Aetōlia), the name of a region in ancient Greece) + -an.