Lions

American  

[lahy-uhnz] / ˈlaɪ ənz /

noun

1. Gulf of, a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the coast of S France.

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Lions British  

/ ˈlaɪənz /

noun

1. French name: Golfe du Lion.  a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the S coast of France, between the Spanish border and Toulon

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Example Sentences

The store holds showstoppers such as Roman statue heads and a gold 'three lions' pendant from the 13th-14th Century.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

“I picked him because I was going into battle, in the lions’ den,” Spitzer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

Lakshman Bansal, an official of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a far-right group linked to India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party, said that when he read the lions’ names in a Bengali newspaper it “felt provocative.”

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Not only that, but in areas such as the Pacific islands where fishing is a big part of the economy, the lions’ share of the profits typically go elsewhere.

From Scientific American • Jul. 14, 2023

The faces reminded Piper of gorgons, except they had lions’ manes instead of snakes for hair.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan