Elis

American  

[ee-lis] / ˈi lɪs /

noun

1. an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.

2. the capital of this country.

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Elis British  

/ ˈiːlɪs /

noun

1. an ancient city-state of SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: site of the ancient Olympic games

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Example Sentences

Inspired by singers like Helen Merrill and Chet Baker — “Elis & Tom,” a 1974 duo album by Brazil’s Elis Regina and Antônio Carlos Jobim, was another touchstone — George turns on “Songs” from the Bird and the Bee’s blippy electronica and the folky pop of her solo work to a jazzier sound that puts her cool, breathy vocals amid piano, strings and horns.

From Los Angeles Times

Pressure’s been around the Olympics since Coroebus of Elis scampered in his bare feet, and we’re more sensitive to it now, especially its corrosive effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

Presenter and comedian Elis James delivered a eulogy, saying that Daniel's death "devastated the whole family and the whole community", coming seven years after the "horror" of Bradford.

From BBC

It was there, while speaking to the charity's founder, Wynford Elis Owen, she saw "a glimmer of hope in my mum's eyes".

From BBC

They were first passed in the Lords in 1999 by the Plaid Cymru peer Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas, and moved to the House of Commons by the then-Clwyd West Labour MP Gareth Thomas in the same year, but time ran out before they could become law.

From BBC