Ely

[ ee-lee ee-lahy ]

noun

1. Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
2. a town on this island: medieval cathedral.
3. a male given name.

Ely

/ ˈiːlɪ /

noun

1. a cathedral city in E England, in E Cambridgeshire on the River Ouse. Pop: 13 954 (2001)
2. a former county of E England, part of Cambridgeshire since 1965

Example Sentences

“These people are somewhat sophisticated, specifically those in leadership positions,” Ely added.

From The Daily Beast

Jeff Ely, a game theorist at Northwestern, has traded massages for housework and writes his wife romantic anniversary blog posts.

From The Daily Beast

Eric Hansen, principal of the White Pine Middle School in Ely, Nevada, has also devised novel techniques.

From The Daily Beast

But after a few more anecdotes, Kaiser was off to Big Sky Country, and Ely was recalled to the witness stand.

From The Daily Beast

He was a student at Cambridge and for several years was a farmer near Ely, being a tenant on the cathedral lands.

From Project Gutenberg

The services in Ely Cathedral were simpler than usual and were through well before noon.

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A quadrille party in the next room, Mrs. Bonfoy, Lady Ely, &c.: we are impatient.

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The Abbot of Ely bought an estate about this time, which was paid for at the rate of four sheep or one horse for each acre.

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There are supposed to be two sorts of eels in the island of Ely.

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