Lyonnais

or Ly·o·nais

[ lee-aw-ne ]

noun

1. a former province in E France.

Lyonnais

/ ljɔnɛ /

noun

1. a former province of E central France, on the Rivers Rhône and Saône: occupied by the present-day departments of Rhône and Loire. Chief town: Lyon

Example Sentences

Barcelona, the current Spanish league leader, was a 2019 Champions League finalist and is likely to face Lyonnais in the semifinals this month.

From Washington Post

Feeling swindled, and suspecting that  Crédit Lyonnais and Louis-Dreyfus had conspired against him, Tapie sued for damages.

From The Daily Beast

Aldo and the woman had sauntered off to the left, and now sat down on a bench facing the Crdit Lyonnais.

From Project Gutenberg

As a matter of prudence, he had rented a safety-deposit box at the Crdit Lyonnais in which to keep it.

From Project Gutenberg

Next morning, he arose about nine o'clock, intending to go to the Crdit Lyonnais before breakfast.

From Project Gutenberg

Money could not buy these precious souvenirs of the Lyonnais looms.

From Project Gutenberg

American manufacturers are using the Jacquard loom, a Lyonnais invention.

From Project Gutenberg