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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of ELI form-of, plural

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece. historical
2. 2
   A regional unit of modern Greece in West Greece, corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state.

Synonyms

All synonyms

yalieyalie

Example

More examples

"I read the thesis "Identity in the Papiamentu Haiku of Elis Juliana.""

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).

Related phrases

city state

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