Lyonnais

or Ly·o·nais

[ lee-aw-ne ]

/ li ɔˈnɛ /

noun

a former province in E France.

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Examples from the Web for lyonnais

But a time arrived when the higher classes preferred the freshwater fish of Orchies in Flanders, and even those of the Lyonnais.
Manners, Custom and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period|Paul Lacroix
Augereau was betraying softness and irresolution in the Lyonnais in front of a smaller Austrian force.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)|John Holland Rose
It is divided into three distinct parts, le Lyonnais proper, le Forez, and le Beaujolais.
The Cathedrals of Southern France|Francis Miltoun
Impassive and cold as ice, despite his triumph, he continued to read in a voice as dismal and penetrating as a Lyonnais shower.
The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alphonse Daudet

In the Lyonnais, the southern region is granitic; the northern region, from Arbresle, is in great part syenitic.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for lyonnais

Lyonnais

/ (French ljɔnɛ) /

noun

a former province of E central France, on the Rivers Rhône and Saône: occupied by the present-day departments of Rhône and Loire. Chief town: Lyon

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