Lie

English

Proper noun

Lie

  1. (attributive) A Norwegian surname.

Usage notes

  • Used attributively in mathematics (topology) in Lie group and associated terms, in reference to Norwegian mathematician Sophus Lie (1842-1899).

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Indonesian

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Proper noun

Lie

  1. (chiefly 1901–1947, 1947–1972) obsolete spelling of Li, a Chinese Indonesian surname of Hokkien origin

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lie

  1. a surname