ELIS

Meaning of ELIS in English

Elis BrE AmE ˈiːl ɪs § \ -əs

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

ELIS — elis- see elider
Interlingua English vocab
ELIS — or Modern Greek Ilía geographical name region S Greece in NW Peloponnese S of Achaea bordering on Ionian Sea
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ELIS — modern Iliá Ancient Greek region and city-state, northwestern Peloponnese , Greece. Bounded by Achaea, Arcadia , Messenia, and the Ionian …
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ELIS — /ee"lis/ , n. 1. an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games. 2. …
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ELIS — geographical name or Modern Greek Ilía ē-ˈlē-ä region S Greece in NW Peloponnese S of Achaea bordering on Ionian Sea
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELIS — also called Elea, modern Ili ancient Greek region and city-state in the northwestern corner of the Peloponnese, well known for …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELIS — modern Iliá Ancient Greek region and city-state, northwestern Peloponnese , Greece. Bounded by Achaea, Arcadia , Messenia, and the Ionian …
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ELIS — Элида
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ELIS — Pronunciation: ' ē -l ə s Variant: or Modern Greek Ilía \ ē - ' l ē -ä \ Function: …
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PYRRHON OF ELIS — born c. 360 BC died c. 272 Pyrrhon also spelled Pyrrho Greek philosopher from whom Pyrrhonism takes its name; he …
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HIPPIAS OF ELIS — flourished 5th century BC, , Elis, in the Peloponnese, Greece Sophist philosopher who contributed significantly to mathematics by discovering the …
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MELISSA, ELIS — Мелисса
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ILÍA — geographical name see: Elis
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AUGEAN — adjective Etymology: Latin Augeas, king of Elis, from Greek Augeias; from the legend that his stable, left neglected for 30 …
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SKEPTICISM — Philosophical doubting of knowledge claims in various areas. From ancient to modern times, skeptics have challenged accepted views in metaphysics, …
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PHILIP V — I born 238 died 179 BC, Amphipolis, Macedonia King of Macedonia (221–179). Son of Demetrius II, he succeeded Antigonus Doson. …
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NESTOR — In Greek legend, the king of Pylos in Elis . All his brothers were killed by Heracles , but Nestor …
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MANTINEIA — or Mantinea Ancient Greek city of Arcadia , situated north of modern Trípolis . At the first Battle of Mantineia …
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OLYMPIC — I. ōˈlimpik, -pēk adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Latin Olympicus, from Greek Olympikos, from Olympos Mt. Olympus + Greek -ikos …
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OLYMPIAD — ōˈlimpēˌad noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle French Olympiade, from Latin Olympiad-, Olympias, from Greek, from Olympia, …
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AUGEAN — (ˈ)ȯ|jēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Augeas legendary king of Elis whose immense stable, left unclean for 30 years, was …
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ARETHUSA — ˌarəˈth(y)üzə, -sə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Arethusa, fountain nymph of Elis transported to Sicily to escape from the …
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OLYMPIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, …
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AUGEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for …
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OLYMPIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AUGEAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OLYMPIC GAMES — 1. Also called Olympian Games . the greatest of the games or festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years …
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OLYMPIAN
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PHAEDO — also spelled Phaedon born c. 417 BC, , Elis, in the Peloponnesus philosopher, founder of a Socratic school of philosophy …
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ARETHUSA — Silver tetradrachm from Syracuse, Italy, signed by the engraver Cimon above the headband of the in Greek mythology, a nymph …
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AGIS II — died 400 or 398 BC king of Sparta after about 427 BC who commanded all operations of the regular army …
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NESTOR — n. In Greek legend, the king of Pylos in Elis . All his brothers were killed by Heracles , but …
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