Definitions for Lyon

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Lyon Ly·on

Spelling: [lahy-uh n for 1; French lyawn

IPA: /ˈlaɪ ən for 1; French lyɔ̃ for 2/

Lyon is a 4 letter English word.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in Lyon (lnoy).

Definitions for Lyon

noun

1. Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
2. Lyons.
3. Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
4. Alice, 1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.
5. Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.
6. Lady Emma (Amy or Emily, Lyon) 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.
7. Sir Ian Standish Monteith [mon-teeth] /ˈmɒn tiθ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1947, British general.
8. Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.
9. Sir William Rowan [roh-uh n] /ˈroʊ ən/ (Show IPA), 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.
10. former name of Churchill River.
11. Also called Grand River. a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 miles (965 km).
12. Mount, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 feet (1283 meters).
13. a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.
14. a city on central North Island, in New Zealand.
15. an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
16. a city in this district, SE of Glasgow.
17. a city in SW Ohio.
18. a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda.
19. a male given name.

Examples for Lyon

This would include someone like Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon.

What would the minister and Mrs. Lyon and Melvina say to her?

A week later, a much bigger, much calmer demonstration filled the streets of Paris and Lyon with perhaps 100,00 people.

Mr. Lyon had taken her by the hand and led her into the candle-lit room.

The story about a roadtrip to Lyon to rescue an abandoned car is a particular pearl.

Mrs. Lyon and Mrs. Weston looked after her in amazed disapproval.

Both new recruits, and one of them is the nephew of Major Lyon.

As Mr. Lyon came near the little group he stopped for a moment.

Foote was of the stamp of Lyon, of the stamp of patriot-heroes.

Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.