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Elis

[ ee-lis ]

noun

  1. an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
  2. the capital of this country.


Elis

/ ˈːɪ /

noun

  1. an ancient city-state of SW Greece, in the NW Peloponnese: site of the ancient Olympic games
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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But every week, BBC presenter and comedian Elis James goes one step further by testing the stereotype that people from Wales, a country of more than three million people, somehow all know each other.

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"I watch Elis connecting thinking 'is this really happening every week?' and it is. It's on national radio."

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Hearing is the intimate sense that made it possible for you to comprehend a parent’s first words to you, your teenage crush whispering, “I love you”; your newborn’s nightingale cooing, not to mention the enjoyment of a performance of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” or marveling over Elis Regina dulcet singing of “The Girl from Ipanema.”

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The Scots led 5-3 at the break and threatened an upset with Elis Martin marking her first start with a try.

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Comedian and podcaster Elis James has helped, saying Matt's story resonated with him.

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