Elis
Americannoun
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an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
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the capital of this country.
noun
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Pressure’s been around the Olympics since Coroebus of Elis scampered in his bare feet, and we’re more sensitive to it now, especially its corrosive effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Scotland have made one change to the side that blew away Wales in their World Cup opener, as hooker Elis Martin starts against Fiji on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
The Saracens lock, and Leicester hooker Elis Martin, comes into the line-up following last weekend's opening Women's Six Nations win in Wales.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2024
The lawsuit, filed by Yale students and the nonprofit Elis for Rachael last year, alleged that Connecticut university’s policies discriminated against students who struggled with their mental health and forced troubled students to withdraw.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
Elis experiment belonged to a different world entirely—a world light-years ahead of the floating disks and squat cylinders previous ancient authorities had imagined our planet to be.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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