Ely
[ee-lee for 1, 2; ee-lahy for 3] /ˈi li for 1, 2; ˈi laɪ for 3/
noun
1.
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
2.
a town on this island: medieval cathedral.
3.
a male given name.
/ˈiːlɪ/
noun
1.
a cathedral city in E England, in E Cambridgeshire on the River Ouse. Pop: 13 954 (2001)
2.
a former county of E England, part of Cambridgeshire since 1965
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[ih-lizh-uh n, ih-lee-zhuh n] /ɪˈlɪʒ ən, ɪˈli ʒən/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or resembling Elysium. 2. blissful; delightful. /ɪˈlɪzɪən/ adjective 1. of or relating to Elysium 2. (literary) delightful; glorious; blissful adj. 1570s, from Greek Elysion pedion “Elysian field,” where heroes and the virtuous live after death, from a pre-Greek word of unknown origin.
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[ih-lizh-ee-uh m, ih-lee-zhee-, ih-liz-, ih-lee-zee-, ih-lizh-uh m] /ɪˈlɪʒ i əm, ɪˈli ʒi-, ɪˈlɪz-, ɪˈli zi-, ɪˈlɪʒ əm/ noun 1. Also called Elysian Fields. Classical Mythology. the abode of the blessed after death. 2. any similarly conceived abode or state of the dead. 3. any place or state of perfect happiness; paradise. 4. an area in […]