Lyons

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈliːɒn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lī′ənz for 1; lē ôn′ or, sometimes, lī′ənz for 2)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ly•ons  (lī′ənz for 1; lē ôn′ or, sometimes, lī′ənz for 2),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
  2. Place NamesFrench, Lyon. a city in and the capital of Rhone, in E France at the confluence of the Rhone and Saône rivers. 462,841.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lyons / ˈlaɪənz/
  1. Joseph Aloysius. 1879–1939, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1931–39)
'Lyons' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cluny - Lyon - Marist - Rhone - Rhone wine - Vienne - Villeurbanne - Waldenses - lay - lyonnaise

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