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Elyria definition

Elyr·ia (i lir′ē ə)

city in N Ohio, near Cleveland: pop. 56,000

Etymology: after J. Ely (1775-1852), a founder of the town, and (Ma)ria, his wife: ? infl. by Illyria

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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