Lions

See also: lions

English

Proper noun

Lions

  1. Obsolete form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  2. (cricket) The Sri Lanka national cricket team.
  3. (soccer) Singapore national football team
  4. (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

  1. 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)

  1. The Senegal national football team
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