Elis

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Elis^¹

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).

proper noun

historical An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece.
A regional unit of modern Greece in West Greece, corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state.

ELIs^²

noun

plural plural of ELI

Translations

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name ancient Greek city-state

Español	Élide
Italiano	Elide
Ελληνικά	Ήλιδα Ílida
Русский	Элида Elida

name region of modern Greece

Español	Élide
Italiano	Elide

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"Elis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Elis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elis

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BibTeX

@misc{elis_2026,
  title = {Elis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}