Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

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

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

Eleia, and flowing thence in a south-easterly direction, and so joining the St. Joseph river close to Dilava.

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

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

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training