Elea

American

[ee-lee-uh] / ˈi li ə /

noun

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

Elea British

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

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

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For months, Elea Acheson heard the rustling of an intruder.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2018

In 2006 the 23-year-old entrepreneur struck out with his own hedge fund, Elea Capital Management.

From The Guardian • Dec. 17, 2015

Elea met its demise in 2007, when Mr. Shkreli made a $2.6 million bet that the stock market would decline.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2015

In 2007, Lehman Brothers sued Elea in New York state court for failing to cover a “put option transaction” in which Shkreli bet the wrong way on a broad market decline.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 17, 2014

Its very existence proves Zeno of Elea wrong.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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