Ellas
noun
Modern Greek name of Greece.
Ellas
American
[e-lahs]
/ ɛˈlɑs /
noun
Ellás
British
/ ɛˈlas /
noun
Example Sentences
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When you think about three Ellas, the first thing that comes to mind might be Rihanna's song Umbrella.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The final one of the Ellas - Ella Stevens - started racing when she was just six and has since followed in hallowed racing steps.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
“Boleros De Noche” L.A.-based trio Ellas and sibling duo Las Hermanas García from Guerrero, Mexico, perform in this virtual celebration of Latin American bolero music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
Diddley was born Otha Ellas Bates on this day in 1928 in McComb, Miss., and died in 2008.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2015
The most respectable characters of the age, Sir William Dugdale, Ellas Ashmole, Dr. Grew, and others, were members of an astrological club.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
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