Lions

== English == === Proper noun === Lions Obsolete form of Lyon: the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. (cricket) The Sri Lanka national cricket team. (soccer) Singapore national football team (sports) any sports team nicknamed the "Lions". === Anagrams === Oslin, loins, linos, LINOs, Lison, losin', noils, Solin == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as leonghem in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Leons, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Lieuwe (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi- and hēm (“home, settlement”). The element hēm disappeared with time. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.ɔns/ Hyphenation: Lions === Proper noun === Lions n a village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == French == === Proper noun === Lions m pl (plural only) The Senegal national football team