Lyons

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of lyon form-of, plural
  2. 2
    the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land wordnet
  3. 3
    the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Boulder County, Colorado.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Toombs County, Georgia.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A village and township in Cook County, Illinois.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington Township, Greene County, Indiana.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Mills County, Iowa.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Rice County, Kansas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A village and township in Ionia County, Michigan.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lyon County, Minnesota, apparently named after Lyon in France.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Wadena County, Minnesota.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Burt County, Nebraska.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Wayne County, New York.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Lyons, Wayne County, New York.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Royalton Township, Fulton County, Ohio.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Linn County, Oregon.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place and township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  17. 22
    A place in Australia:; A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, named after Joseph Lyons.
  18. 23
    A place in Australia:; A northern suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory.
  19. 24
    A place in Australia:; A rural locality in the City of Logan, Queensland.
  20. 25
    A place in Australia:; A locality in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia
  21. 26
    A surname.

Synonyms

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first council of lyonsfirst council of lyonslyonsecond council of lyonssecond council of lyons

Example

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"You definitely can't compare Marseilles and Lyons."

Etymology

From Old French Lyons (nominative of Lyon), from the Roman name, Latin Lugdūnum (“fort of Lug”), named after Lugus, a Celtic deity, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

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