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Lens
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lens lēns Lëns
Translingual
thumb|Lens culinaris
Etymology
mul la lens a lentil bean
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Fabaceae lentils
Hypernyms
genus ; Faboideae subfamily - subfamily; Fabeae tribe - tribe
Hyponyms
genus Lens lamottei species - type species; Lens culinaris species, Lens ervoides species, Lens nigricans species - other species
Further reading
Lens (genus) Lens (genus)
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Lens culinaris 1
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taxonomygenus 6643
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
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en municipality in p/Hainaut c/Belgium.
en commune in dept/Pas-de-Calais r/Hauts-de-France c/France.
en 5 October 2026 Ben Hatton Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9zrdmxp4vy6o BBC News The "very serious incident" happened in the north-eastern city of Lens on Monday morning, according to the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, François-Xavier Lauch. 5 October 2026
en municipality in canton/Valais c/Switzerland.
en Dutch.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Len
Anagrams
en elns NLEs
Dutch
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl
French
Pronunciation
lenç
fr Fr-Paris--Lens.ogg Paris
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-Lens.wav <<Switzerland>> (<<Valais>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Lens.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m
a city in, and the capital of, the French department Pas-de-Calais
Derived terms
fr lensois
fr Lensois
Anagrams
fr SNLE