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  • proper noun The capital city of Kalmykia, Russia

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Examples

  • “One Night in Elista” sounds like a sure-fire hit to me.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Really Important Political Battle of the Year 2010

  • “One Night in Elista” sounds like a sure-fire hit to me.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Really Important Political Battle of the Year 2010

  • Elista Mora: Elista does paper cuts and she illustrates, makes miniature dolls, jewelry and clothes.

    Websites that Inspire me to Make things | Live Granades 2009

  • As is well known by now, the Doha sponsor of the Grand Prix event scheduled for December, 2008 withdrew, and FIDE stepped in hastily to organize the event in Elista, Khan Kirzan's home town and presumably put up the prize money, too.

    Could Women Save Chess? Jan 2008

  • Almost 10 years after International Master Odion Aikhoje had been denied the honour of being in possession of the gold medal he won at the World Chess Olympiad held in Elista, Russia in 1998, there seems to be a ray of hope for the former national champion to reap the sweat of his efforts following the intervention of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.

    Nigerian Chess Scandal - Will It Finally Be Resolved? Jan 2008

  • As is well known by now, the Doha sponsor of the Grand Prix event scheduled for December, 2008 withdrew, and FIDE stepped in hastily to organize the event in Elista, Khan Kirzan's home town and presumably put up the prize money, too.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Jan 2008

  • Almost 10 years after International Master Odion Aikhoje had been denied the honour of being in possession of the gold medal he won at the World Chess Olympiad held in Elista, Russia in 1998, there seems to be a ray of hope for the former national champion to reap the sweat of his efforts following the intervention of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Jan 2008

  • Last year, the Metro section published a one-week series of daily articles (on Sept. 29, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, Oct. 2, and Oct. 3, 2006) about a toilet-related controversy at a chess match in Elista, Russia, in the republic of Kalmykia.

    [em]Times[/em] Sexton Adds New "Sixth Borough" 2007

  • "We skirt east of the Caspian Sea and then turn west, until we reach Kalmykia, and the Chess Palace in Elista, beyond the Volga River."

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

  • I went inside Ju's house, furnished with rugs and chests and the plunder of Elista, and ate a breakfast, but we were mostly silent.

    Asimov's Science Fiction 2003

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