| Noun | 1. | Ephesus - an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianitycity, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" Anatolia, Asia Minor - a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey | |