Elea

[ ee-lee-uh ]

noun

1. an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.

Elea

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

1. (in ancient Italy) a Greek colony on the Tyrrhenian coast of Lucana

Example Sentences

“There’s been a lot of work, a lot of meetings that went into it, and when we finally pulled it off, we had no idea how it would go,” said Columbia graduate student Elea Sun.

From Seattle Times

The first person to showcase the trouble with infinity was the Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, who lived in the fifth century B.C.

From Literature

For the infinite had already begun to gnaw at the roots of Western thought, thanks to Zeno of Elea, a philosopher reckoned by his contemporaries to be the most annoying man in the West.

From Literature

Around 435 BC, he conspired to overthrow the tyrant of Elea, Nearchus.

From Literature

Lucie Zellner, 23 — who organizes Stormy Shot, along with her sister, Elea, 21 — said that the group often practices between 9 and 17 hours per week.

From New York Times