Ypsilanti
Alexander, 1792–1828, Greek patriot and revolutionary leader.
his brother, De·me·tri·os [dih-mee-tree-uhs; Greek thee-mee-tree-aws], /dɪˈmi tri əs; Greek ðiˈmi tri ɔs/, 1793–1832, Greek patriot and revolutionary leader.
a city in SE Michigan, W of Detroit.
- Also Yp·si·lan·tis, Yp·se·lan·tes [Greek ee-psee-lahn-dees] /Greek ˌi psiˈlɑn dis/ (for defs. 1, 2).
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How to use Ypsilanti in a sentence
"Better take him over to Ypsilanti," a youthful Don Juan cried.
Ann Arbor Tales | Karl Edwin HarrimanTwo weeks later the Corner House girls saw the Ypsilanti lady and her troublesome little girl off on the train for the west.
The Corner House Girls | Grace Brooks HillShe seized her skirts with both hands and advanced upon the lady from Ypsilanti with belligerence.
The Corner House Girls | Grace Brooks HillA month was lost before Ypsilanti repudiated he reached Bucharest.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonThe last ten miles of our course, as we urged our way on to Ypsilanti, lay through a country of a totally different character.
Gleanings by the Way | John A. Clark
British Dictionary definitions for Ypsilanti
Hypsilantis or Hypsilantes
/ (ˌɪpsɪˈlæntɪ) /
Alexander (ˌalekˈsander). 1792–1828, Greek patriot, who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Turks (1821)
his brother, Demetrios (ðimitriˈɔs). 1793–1832, Greek revolutionary leader; commander in chief of Greek forces (1828–30) during the war of independence
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