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Elea

American  
[ee-lee-uh] / ˈi li ə /

noun

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


Elea British  
/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“There’s been a lot of work, a lot of meetings that went into it, and when we finally pulled it off, we had no idea how it would go,” said Columbia graduate student Elea Sun.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2024

Lucie Zellner, 23 — who organizes Stormy Shot, along with her sister, Elea, 21 — said that the group often practices between 9 and 17 hours per week.

From New York Times Aug. 16, 2021

A judge ordered Elea to pay $2.3 million.

From The Guardian Dec. 17, 2015

Elea Capital Management, by his own description, wasn’t terribly successful.

From BusinessWeek Apr. 17, 2014

Around 435 BC, he conspired to overthrow the tyrant of Elea, Nearchus.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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