Lions

See also: lions

English

Proper noun

Lions

1. Obsolete spelling of Lyon., the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
2. (cricket) The Sri Lanka national cricket team.
3. (Singapore) Singapore national football team
4. (sports) any sports team nicknamed the "Lions".

Anagrams

• Solin, linos, loins, losin', noils

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