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English noun: Lyons

1. Lyons (location) a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon


SynonymsLyon


Instance hypernymcity, metropolis, urban center


Part meronymFrance, French Republic, Lyonnais

2. Lyons (group) the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church


SynonymsSecond Council of Lyons


Broader (hypernym)council

3. Lyons (group) the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land


SynonymsFirst Council of Lyons


Broader (hypernym)council









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