English noun: Lyons |
1. | Lyons (location) a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon |
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| Synonyms | Lyon |
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| Instance hypernym | city, metropolis, urban center |
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| Part meronym | France, French Republic, Lyonnais |
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2. | Lyons (group) the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church |
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| Synonyms | Second Council of Lyons |
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| Broader (hypernym) | council |
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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 |
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| Synonyms | First Council of Lyons |
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| Broader (hypernym) | council |
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