Ely
Americannoun
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Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
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a town on this island: medieval cathedral.
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a male given name.
noun
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a cathedral city in E England, in E Cambridgeshire on the River Ouse. Pop: 13 954 (2001)
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a former county of E England, part of Cambridgeshire since 1965
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Telecommunications consultant Bob Driver said the size of Ely Cathedral also reduced connectivity.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Tasnime has much better reception in her home village a couple of miles outside of Ely, which she described as "the middle of nowhere".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Mr. Ely, a professor of history at the College of William & Mary, takes the reader into a courthouse where judicial proceedings unfolded during the first half of the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mr. Ely provides a few sentences of transcribed testimony before analyzing the case’s factual details and deciphering any unusual language from the period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
As I wander around, I find a painting I’ve never noticed before—Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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