Ely

[ ee-lee for 1, 2; ee-lahy 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.

  1. a male given name.

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Ely

/ (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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