Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Corsica and the mainland. Napoleon spent his first period of exile here (May 1814–February 1815).
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- proper noun An Italian
island in the Tuscan Archipelago off thewest coast of Italy, between the Italian coast andCorsica .
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Examples
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Elba to become a monk: Actually, to be more specific, Idris Elba is going to become an "alcoholic warrior monk."
Idris Elba gets a new 'Ghost' gig; Sam Raimi on for 'Oz'; and a fundraiser to break up Weezer? Jen Chaney 2010
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And to be even more specific, that's a description of the character he has signed on to play in "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance," the upcoming "Ghost Rider" sequel that may have just gotten slightly more enticing now that Elba is involved.
Idris Elba gets a new 'Ghost' gig; Sam Raimi on for 'Oz'; and a fundraiser to break up Weezer? Jen Chaney 2010
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It stars Ian Holm (Alien, Time Bandits, Brazil, LotR) as the Emperor who escapes from exile in Elba, and returns to Paris to reclaim his throne.
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In New York, apples are rotting on the trees, because workers who once picked the fruit have fled frequent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, said Maureen Marshall, an apple grower in Elba.
The Smoot-Hawley Fence, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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“On the right side of the transparency, a rock with the word Elba on it: chained to this by one leg, put a vulture with the head of
Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey Cottle, Joseph 1847
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"On the right side of the transparency, a rock with the word Elba on it: chained to this by one leg, put a vulture with the head of
Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey Joseph Cottle 1811
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Your good Christmas wishes reached us long after the New Year; but we had a very pleasant Christmas at Malta with many of our old naval friends, and we spent our New Year's Day at a little port in Elba.
The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton William Henry Burton Wilkins 1897
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Then he spake yet again, saying, Let me, I pray you, go and live in the island of Elba, which is over against Italy, nigh unto the coast of France; and ye shall give me an allowance for me and my household, and the land of Elba also for a possession.
Historic Doubts Relative To Napoleon Buonaparte Richard Whately 1825
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According to Ruiz, since no one knows whether "Elba" is a U.S. citizen, she does not receive Medicaid and can't be transferred to a nursing home.
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Yet as satisfying as it would be to see the U.S. military kidnap Bush and exile him to Elba, I would still object to that course of action and I would demand he be returned to office — taking to the streets, if necessary.
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