Elis

E1L1I1S1

proper noun

An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece.

OriginAncient Greek Ἦλις →
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Meanings

Elis1

proper noun
  1. historicalAn ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece.
  2. A regional unit of modern Greece in West Greece, corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state.

ELIs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of ELI

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἮλις
  2. EnglishElis

From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἦλις
  • Ἦλις (Êlis)ancient Greek city-state
Catalan Èlide, Èlide
  • Èlideancient Greek city-state
  • Èlideregion of modern Greece
Greek Ήλιδα
  • Ήλιδα (Ílida)ancient Greek city-state
Irish Éilís, Éilís
  • Éilísancient Greek city-state
  • Éilísregion of modern Greece
Italian Elide, Elide
  • Elideancient Greek city-state
  • Elideregion of modern Greece
Russian Элида
  • Элида (Elida)ancient Greek city-state
Spanish Élide, Élide
  • Élideancient Greek city-state
  • Élideregion of modern Greece
Turkish İlia
  • İliaregion of modern Greece

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

liesisleilesLisesileSeil
Cite this entry
APA

Elis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elis

MLA

“Elis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elis.

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