el
The name of the Latin script letter L/lThe name of the Latin script letter L/l.
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» She was born in El Toboso.
Sie wurde in El Toboso geboren. — mayabe
Sie ist in El Toboso geboren. — mayabe
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3 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter L/l.
элel, эльelʹ
(US)An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago (informal)
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Л / л
- angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
Examples
76 sentencesShe was born in El Toboso.
deSie wurde in El Toboso geboren. — mayabe
The El Harrach River crosses Algiers.
She goes to Souk El Tenine.
The El Harrach river is badly polluted.
The El Harrach River was very smelly.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).From Middle English, from Old English el, from Latin el (the name of the letter L).
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Forms
plural: elsSynonyms
7 synonyms- angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object):elevationaltitudeALT
- a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level:elevated railwayelevated railroadelevatedoverhead railway
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.