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Eleia

British  
/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Elia 1

"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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Clovis police said 10-month-old Eleia Maria Torres has been taken to a Clovis-area hospital as a precautionary measure.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024

Afterwards he settled, and lived for about twenty years, at Scillus in Eleia with his wife and children. 

From The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates by Henry Morley

ELIS, or Eleia, an ancient district of southern Greece, bounded on the N. by Achaea, E. by Arcadia, S. by Messenia, and W. by the Ionian Sea.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Finally, Eleia addresses to Heaven the same supplication, and the people respond.

From Great Italian and French Composers by George T. (George Titus) Ferris

The natives around the Pic Eleia also speak much the same language.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson

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