Lyon

[ lahy-uhn French lyawn ]

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Lyon

/ ��ɔ̃ /

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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

Lyon

Also Lyons ; a city in east-central France on the Rhone River .

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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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The actor, who played patriarch Lucious Lyon for six seasons on “Empire,” declared in 2019 that he was done with acting, “done pretending.”

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Simon Hucker, from the Lyon & Turnbull auction house in London, said Going To The Mill was from a time when Lowry found his "unique voice" as an artist.

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Raids are taking place across the country on Monday including in the capital Paris, Marseille and Bordeaux in the south, and the city of Lyon.

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The England international won three consecutive Champions League titles with Lyon before helping Barcelona to back-to-back successes in the competition.

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The Frenchwoman lifted the trophy as a player and manager with Lyon and is the only coach to have defeated Barcelona over a tie in the competition in the past four years.

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