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Ely

[ee-lee, ee-lahy]

noun

  1. Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.

  2. a town on this island: medieval cathedral.

  3. a male given name.



Ely

/ ˈːɪ /

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

“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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Dawn had grown up with her parents and two siblings in her grandmother's house on Sophia Street and her family were moved to a council house in Ely.

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Farida and her family were also moved to Ely and she said she "cried to come home every day of the four-and-a-half years we were there".

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Louise Duffield, 60, from Ely, Cambridgeshire, was one of the trial participants who had an early-stage breast cancer diagnosed.

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Ely is one of Cardiff's most deprived suburbs and more than 60% of pupils at the school are eligible for free school meals.

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At Ely Court Care Home in Cardiff fears are shared, with staff concerned about the impact on the services they provide to residents.

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