Elea
[ee-lee-uh] /ˈi li ə/
noun
1.
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
/ˈiːlɪə/
noun
1.
(in ancient Italy) a Greek colony on the Tyrrhenian coast of Lucana
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