Elea

[ ee-lee-uh ]

noun
  1. an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.

  • Also called Ve·li·a [vee-lee-uh] /ˈvi li ə/ .

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Elea

/ (ˈiːlɪə) /


noun
  1. (in ancient Italy) a Greek colony on the Tyrrhenian coast of Lucana

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