Lyon

[ lahy-uhn French lyawn ]

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Lyon

/ ljɔ̃ /

a city in SE central France, capital of Rhône department, at the confluence of the Rivers Rhône and Saône: the third largest city in France; a major industrial centre and river port. Pop: 445 452 (1999) English nameLyonsˈlaɪənz Ancient nameLugdunumlʊɡˈduːnəm

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It was the capital of the Free French Resistance movement in World War II .

Lyon is the principal producer of silk and rayon in Europe .

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Carbios is now building a plant near Lyon, France, to start chemically recycling PET later this year.

This assertion was hard to prove as factually true or false — a point Lyon made in court.

In 2008, Lyon and Matin were the first California couple to legally marry.

Lyon is all about running in behind and … Bayern was really high again.

Before it eliminated City, Lyon’s probability to win the Champions League never rose above 1 percent.

Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.

Cumming was once married to actress Hilary Lyon, and he also had a relationship with actress Saffron Burrows.

A week later, a much bigger, much calmer demonstration filled the streets of Paris and Lyon with perhaps 100,00 people.

The story about a roadtrip to Lyon to rescue an abandoned car is a particular pearl.

This would include someone like Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon.

I shall certainly take your advice and call my cousin, the Lyon King, into council.

Ride back like a streak o' lightnin', and tell Leftenant Lyon that the gorrillas is cleanin' out a house over yender!

Major Lyon had heard of the threats against him and his property, and he was prepared for the marauders.

It looked just then as though Lieutenant Lyon had bagged the twenty-two guerillas in the upper story of the mansion.

For a long time he seemed to be able only to paint Emma Lyon.

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