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English
Proper noun
Lions
- Obsolete spelling of Lyon., the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- (cricket) The Sri Lanka national cricket team.
- (soccer) Singapore national football team
- (sports) any sports team nicknamed the "Lions".
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as leonghem in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Leons, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Lieuwe (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The element hēm disappeared with time.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ɔns/
- Hyphenation: Lions
Proper noun
Lions n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
French
Proper noun
Lions m pl (plural only)
- The Senegal national football team