Lyon

[ lahy-uhn French lyawn ]

noun

1. Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
2. Lyons.

Lyon

/ ljɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in SE central France, capital of Rhône department, at the confluence of the Rivers Rhône and Saône: the third largest city in France; a major industrial centre and river port. Pop: 445 452 (1999) English nameLyonsˈlaɪənz Ancient nameLugdunumlʊɡˈduːnəm

Lyon

1. Also Lyons ; a city in east-central France on the Rhone River .

Notes

It was the capital of the Free French Resistance movement in World War II .

Lyon is the principal producer of silk and rayon in Europe .

Example Sentences

Carbios is now building a plant near Lyon, France, to start chemically recycling PET later this year.

From Science News

This assertion was hard to prove as factually true or false — a point Lyon made in court.

From Washington Post

In 2008, Lyon and Matin were the first California couple to legally marry.

From Washington Blade

Lyon is all about running in behind and … Bayern was really high again.

From FiveThirtyEight

Before it eliminated City, Lyon’s probability to win the Champions League never rose above 1 percent.

From FiveThirtyEight

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

From The Daily Beast

Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

I shall certainly take your advice and call my cousin, the Lyon King, into council.

From Project Gutenberg

Ride back like a streak o' lightnin', and tell Leftenant Lyon that the gorrillas is cleanin' out a house over yender!

From Project Gutenberg

Major Lyon had heard of the threats against him and his property, and he was prepared for the marauders.

From Project Gutenberg

It looked just then as though Lieutenant Lyon had bagged the twenty-two guerillas in the upper story of the mansion.

From Project Gutenberg

For a long time he seemed to be able only to paint Emma Lyon.

From Project Gutenberg