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Elias

American  
[ih-lahy-uhs] / ɪˈlaɪ əs /

noun

  1. Douay Bible. Elijah.

  2. a male given name, Greek form of Elijah.


Elias British  
/ ɪˈlaɪəs /

noun

  1. Bible the Douay spelling of Elijah

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Wales showed their fitness by scoring second-half tries from prop Rhys Carre, wing Josh Adams, hooker Ryan Elias and centre Eddie James.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Fellow replacement Elias was driven over, with fly-half Sam Costelow converting.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Gabe Elias, chief executive of Miami-based 3-D-printed battery startup Material Hybrid Manufacturing, was an engineer on the Mercedes-AMG Formula One team for six years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

“Our approach is, instead of innovating on the chemistry side of things, let’s innovate on the way that the batteries are made,” says Elias.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

I tell myself the Augur is right, that I can't do anything for Elias.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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