(a.) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course.
(n.) Alt. of Elvanite
Example Sentences:
(1) Twitter has become pivotal in organising anti-government dissent in the past year: the Occupy Gezi movement, which marches against the recently passed internet censorship bill that allows the government to block any content within four hours without a court order, and the massive street protest and the funeral attended by hundreds of thousands after the death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan , were initiated via social media.
(2) The masses attending the president’s election rallies booed the family of 14-year-old Berkin Elvan , who died after he was hit by a gas canister.
(3) "No entry to fascists" and "Berkin Elvan is immortal", they read.
(4) The consequences of this divide-and-rule strategy are evident in Okmeydani, a neighbourhood in Istanbul's central Beyoglu district, that recently made headlines following the deaths of Berkin Elvan, a teenager who died after being hit in the head by a teargas canister during last summer's protests, and of Burakcan Karamanoglu, a 22-year-old who was shot in the head during clashes between opposing groups in the neighbourhood.
(5) There have been weekly protests in Elvan's memory since his death in March.
(6) A statement from the federation’s president, Fatih Çintimar, read: “I regret to inform you that the IAAF have asked for Elvan Abeylegesse’s defence regarding her 2007 sample following re-tests of the 2005-07 samples.
(7) Despite public pleas by both youths' fathers not to exploit their son's deaths for political purposes, Erdogan repeatedly lauded Karamanoglu as a martyr during campaign rallies, while calling 15-year-old Elvan, who was killed by a teargas capsule while going to buy bread, a terrorist.
(8) The death on Tuesday of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan after a long coma sparked violent clashes between protesters and riot police across the country .
(9) News of Elvan's death prompted a new outbreak of violent street protests against a government and prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose reputation is being shredded by a corruption scandal implicating his family and political allies.
(10) Meanwhile in 2006 Pavey was even closer to a medal, after finishing fourth behind the Russian Liliya Shobukhova – who was banned last year for biological passport irregularities – and the Turkish athlete Elvan Abeylegesse, who was suspended earlier this year by her own federation after her samples from 2007 were retested and discovered to contain a banned substance.
(11) According to Turkish media reports, riot police clashed with about 15 students who had gathered in front of a local school bearing posters commemorating the 301 miners who died and holding images of Berkin Elvan, the 15-year-old boy shot in the head during anti-government protests last summer.
(12) The Turkish Athletics Federation announced on their website on Thursday afternoon that Elvan Abeylegesse, who won a silver medal in the 10,000m in Osaka, was under investigation by the IAAF.
(13) Tens of thousands joined the funeral of Berkin Elvan, who had spent 269 days in a coma after being struck on the head with a teargas canister when he went out to buy bread for his family.
(14) Witnesses report that the police attempted to disperse the protesters using water cannon and teargas, chasing them down streets near Elvan's home, and past the cemevi (gathering house) where the funeral Kurt was attending was taking place.
(15) Others waved signs reading "Berkin Elvan is immortal" and "Murderers are amongst us".
Elvish
Definition:
(a.) Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also, vacant; absent in demeanor. See Elfish.
(a.) Mysterious; also, foolish.
Example Sentences:
(1) (8) Back to article Elvish dagger that reputedly turns blue when orcs are near.
(2) • nationaltrust.org.uk AlanFerguson Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge Amid the elvishly named Gog Magog hills of Cambridgeshire lies the enchanted world of Wandlebury, 110 acres of woodland paths and chalk grassland.
(3) Around the ring finger of Elijah Wood's right hand is a band of silver with strange lettering on it – probably Elvish.