Definition of Lyons

1. Noun. A city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon.

Exact synonyms: Lyon
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: France, French Republic, Lyonnais

2. Noun. The council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church.
Exact synonyms: Second Council Of Lyons
Generic synonyms: Council

3. Noun. The council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land.
Exact synonyms: First Council Of Lyons
Generic synonyms: Council

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyons

Lynx pardina
Lynx rufus
lyo-
lyoenzyme
lyolysis
Lyon
Lyonia
Lyonia ligustrina
Lyonia lucida
Lyonia mariana
Lyonisation
lyonization
Lyonnais
lyonnaise
Lyonnaise sauce
Lyons
Lyon hypothesis
lyophil
lyophil
lyophile
lyophiled
lyophilic
lyophilic
lyophilic colloid
lyophilisate
lyophilisation
lyophilise
lyophilised
lyophilises
lyophilising

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