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

A program note from dramaturg Ely Sonny Orquiza, attuned to the sensitivities of the large Filipino diaspora in Los Angeles, notes that the production, “featuring an all-Filipino cast and majority-AAPI creative team, is not intended as a definitive or comprehensive history, but as an entry point for dialogue and inquiry.”

From Los Angeles Times

As the performance continued, images of people like Connie Francis, Roy Ayers, Joe Ely and Ace Frehley appeared on the screen behind.

From Los Angeles Times

Joe Ely, a singer-songwriter and foundational figure in Texas’ progressive country-rock scene, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

Born in 1947 in Amarillo, Texas, Ely was raised in Lubbock before moving to Austin and kicking off a new era of country music in the region, one that reflected both punk and the heartland rock of the era back into the roughhousing country scenes they came from.

From Los Angeles Times

Ely, beloved for barroom poetry that punctured country music’s mythmaking, was a ready collaborator across genres.

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