"Elis" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ἦλις}} Ancient Greek Ἦλις (Êlis) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elis
  1. (historical) An ancient Greek city-state in northwestern Peloponnese, modern Greece. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities, City-states, Countries, National capitals, Places in Greece Translations (ancient Greek city-state): Ἦλις (Êlis) (Ancient Greek), Èlide (Catalan), Ήλιδα (Ílida) (Greek), Éilís [feminine] (Irish), Elide (Italian), Элида (Elida) (Russian), Élide (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Elis-en-name-C-awcOxW Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'ancient Greek city-state': 83 17
  2. A regional unit of modern Greece in West Greece, corresponding to the area once ruled by the city-state. Categories (place): Places in Greece, Regional units of Greece Translations (region of modern Greece): Èlide (Catalan), Éilís [feminine] (Irish), Elide (Italian), Élide (Spanish), İlia (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Elis-en-name-G8Pgtn6J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'region of modern Greece': 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Eleia (english: the region governed by the ancient city)
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