lyons

(noun) a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon. Synonyms: Lyon, Lyons.

(noun) the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic Church. Synonyms: Lyons, Second Council of Lyons.

(noun) the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land. Synonyms: Lyons, First Council of Lyons.

(noun) a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon. Synonyms: Lyon, Lyons.