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Lyonnesse
[ lahy-uh-nes ]
noun
- Arthurian Legend. the mythical region where Sir Tristram was born, located near Cornwall in SW England and supposed to have been submerged by the sea.
Lyonnesse
/ ˌlaɪəˈnɛs /
noun
- (in Arthurian legend) the mythical birthplace of Sir Tristram, situated in SW England and believed to have been submerged by the sea
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Example Sentences
Lyonnesse is the scene of many incidents in the Arthurian romances, and especially in the romances of Tristram and Iseult.
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It was the same back I had seen, in the same haste, leaving the Lyonnesse Club less than two hours ago.
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"Well—the portrait for the Lyonnesse Club's getting along very nicely, George," she laughed.
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The earliest records speak of them as occupying the Lyonnesse country, which is now under the sea beyond Land's End.
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They drove the traitors back until they came at length to Lyonnesse by the sea.
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