Ely

American  

[ee-lee, ee-lahy] / ˈi li, ˈi laɪ /

noun

1. Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.

2. a town on this island: medieval cathedral.

3. a male given name.

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Ely British  

/ ˈiːlɪ /

noun

1. a cathedral city in E England, in E Cambridgeshire on the River Ouse. Pop: 13 954 (2001)

2. a former county of E England, part of Cambridgeshire since 1965

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Example Sentences

That chimes with the experience of Charmaine Walsh, a support manager at Taff Ely Foodbank.

From BBC

As the child of film producers Ely and Edie Landau, Jon Landau was raised around the movies.

From Los Angeles Times

Six men have been found guilty of rioting in Ely, Cardiff, two years ago.

From BBC

Lee Robinson, 38, Zayne Farrugia, 25, Jaydan Baston, 21, and Luke Williams, 31, all from Caerau; Jordan Bratcher, 27, from Llanishen, Connor O'Sullivan, 26, from Ely, were all found guilty of a charge of riot.

From BBC

The violence was sparked by the deaths of two teenagers, Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, who died in an e-bike crash in Ely on 22 May 2023.

From BBC