Definition of lyon Lyon
/lajˈʌn/ - [layun] - Ly•on
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| lyon - a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon | ||
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| french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe | ||
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Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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lyon
The chief heraldic officer for Scotland, whose title is derived from the lion rampant in the royal escutcheon. The Scottish king-at-arms has, unlike his brother-kings of England, from an early period exercised jurisdiction independently of the constable and marshal, holding office directly from the sovereign by commission under the Great Seal. In early times he was occasionally designated the Lord Lyon; but the now prevalent custom of so calling him seems to have arisen from the circumstance that, since 1796, the office has been held by a peer. According to Nesbet, the Lyon has precedence of all knights and gentlemen not being officers of state, or senators of the College of Justice. Since the Union, he has ranked next to Garter; Clarencieux and Norroy follow; then Ulster; but it has sometimes been maintained that within Ireland, Ulster has place next after Lyon. The Lyon is king-at-arms to the order of the Thistle. -
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(anc. Lugdunum). A city of France, capital of the department of the Rhône, situated at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône. A Roman colony is said to have been established here in 43 B.C. The city was destroyed by fire in the time of Seneca, but was shortly after restored by Nero to its former splendor. It was plundered and again burnt by the soldiers of Septimius Severus, after the defeat of Albinus near it in 197 A.D. In 1793, the city having refused to submit to the Convention, sustained a memorable siege from August 8 to October 9, on which date it was taken, and suffered severely at the hands of the republicans. M.
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Lyon (English Lyons'") is a city in the south-east of France. Today it is the second largest "metropolis", or metro area in France. Paris is the largest. Marseille is the third largest. In 2005, about 466,400 people lived in Lyon.
In ancient history, the name of Lyon was "Lugdunum". Someone who lives in Lyon is called a "Lyonnais" (male) or a "Lyonnaise" (female) in french.
Lyon is located between the Rhone and the Saône. It is situated about 150km west of the Italian border.
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Part of speech
🔤- lyon, noun, singular of lyons.
