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León
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Appendix:Variations of "leon"
English
Etymology
From en es León, from en la legiō legion, named for the Legio VII Gemina, which settled there. en legion via Old French.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-León.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Leon in reference to various places in Spain and Latin America.
Derived terms
en Leónese
Anagrams
en elno lone Noël Leno Noel leno neol. one L Nole noël nole Elno noel NOEL elon enol Elon
Spanish
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
es la legiō legiōnem. The places in Spain are named after the Roman legion that settled them, the Legio VII Gemina. es legión, which was a learned borrowing. Unrelated to león.
Proper noun
m
es province autonomous community/en:Castile and León country/Spain en:León León
es city province/en:Castile and León country/Spain León
es department c/Nicaragua León
es city c/Mexico
es habitational
Derived terms
es Castilla y León León de Francia Nuevo León
Related terms
es leonés
Etymology 2
From es la Leone, ablative of la Leo, from es grc λέων.
Proper noun
m
es male Leon
es patronymics
Anagrams
es Noel
es leño
es leñó
es Constellations in the zodiac