Elis

[ee-lis]

noun

1. an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.

2. the capital of this country.

Elis

/ ˈiːlɪs /

noun

1. an ancient city-state of SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: site of the ancient Olympic games

Example Sentences

They were first passed in the Lords in 1999 by the Plaid Cymru peer Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas, and moved to the House of Commons by the then-Clwyd West Labour MP Gareth Thomas in the same year, but time ran out before they could become law.

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Michelin chef Angela Hartnett and broadcaster Nick Grimshaw were crowned Best Hosts for their culinary interview series Dish, while podcasting giants Elis James and John Robins triumphed once again, this time in the Best Comedy category.

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The singer Elis Regina performed with Pascoal, as did and percussionist Airto Moreira.

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But every week, BBC presenter and comedian Elis James goes one step further by testing the stereotype that people from Wales, a country of more than three million people, somehow all know each other.

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"I watch Elis connecting thinking 'is this really happening every week?' and it is. It's on national radio."

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