Lions

American

[lahy-uhnz] / ˈlaɪ ənz /

noun

Gulf of, a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the coast of S France.

Lions British

/ ˈlaɪənz /

noun

French name: Golfe du Lion. a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the S coast of France, between the Spanish border and Toulon

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He knew the perils that sports provide as a onetime Syracuse football teammate of Jim Brown and a third-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this week it was announced the Detroit Lions will play in Munich this season.

From Barron's

All three toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions in the summer.

From BBC

Despite it being England captain Maro Itoje's 100th cap, many headlines have been around the inclusion of the 21-year-old tyro, who played for the British and Irish Lions last year after an extraordinary breakthrough season.

From BBC

Whether it's been age profile, a creaking scrum, a sputtering attack, the unsettled fly-half situation or a British and Irish Lions hangover, most of the discussion has been largely negative.

From BBC

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