Ennis

[ en-is ]

/ ˈɛn ɪs /

noun

a town in N Texas.

a male given name.

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Examples from the Web for ennis

He was twenty-five when he signed up in Dillon, a town west of Ennis, and he went at it just like a rodeo.
The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By far the most impressive piece of art was the bronze bust of Ennis in the foyer.
Trayvon Martin’s Death Is Like Ennis Cosby’s|Allison Samuels|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He sensed my hesitation to ask about Ennis, so he began to talk about his son without my prompting.
Trayvon Martin’s Death Is Like Ennis Cosby’s|Allison Samuels|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Ennis knit her brows in thought, her blue eyes dark with conjecture.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various

At Ennis he slept in his old room, and of course the two officers who were quartered there came to him.
An Eye for an Eye|Anthony Trollope
"Och, but it will be bad news to be afther bringing back to her that sint us," pursued Ennis, with a howl.
Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2)|Jonathon Holt Ingraham
Speaking at Ennis, he exclaimed, “What is to be done with a tenant bidding for a farm from which another tenant has been evicted?”
Sixty Years a Queen|Sir Herbert Maxwell
Ennis had one glimpse of the inspector's taut, strange face falling out of sight.
The Door into Infinity|Edmond Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for ennis

Ennis

/ (ˈɛnɪs) /

noun

a town in the W Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Clare. Pop: 22 051 (2002)

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