Lion (disambiguation)
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The Lion is an animal of the species Panthera leo.
Lion may also refer to:
- Heraldic elements on a Coat of arms, such as the lions passant guardant used on the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. See Lion (heraldry).
- Imperial guardian lions, of Chinese myth and decoration.
- HMS Lion, any of a number of British warships.
- Lion, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive.
- L10n, an abbreviation for "product localization". Read as "L-Ten-N".
- Leo the Lion, the mascot for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.
- Lion, a computer game published by Sanctuary Woods simulating the life of a lion pride.
- Lion-baiting, setting dogs upon lions.
- Lion Bar, a chocolate bar.
- Lion (comic), a Fleetway weekly for boys.
- Lion-sur-Mer, a French commune in the Calvados département.
- Lions, an album by The Black Crowes.
- Lions Clubs International, a service club.
- Lions' Gate Bridge, in Canada.
- Lions Gate Entertainment, Canadian film and television company.
- Lithium ion battery, sometimes abbreviated "Li-Ion", is a type of rechargeable battery.
- LMR 57 Lion, an early steam locomotive.
- Marsupial lion, an extinct marsupial that lived in Australia.
- Nemean Lion, a creature from Greek mythology.
- Operation Sealion, a World War 2 German plan to invade Britain.
- Sea lion, a marine mammal. See also Sea lion (disambiguation).
- The Lion King, animated movie and Broadway stage musical.
- "Lions," a song by Chavez from their 1996 album Ride the Fader
Sports teams known as Lions include:
- Brisbane Lions, an Australian rules football team.
- British and Irish Lions, a rugby union team.
- British Columbia Lions, a Canadian football team.
- Detroit Lions, an American football team.
- Golden Lions, an South African domestic (Currie Cup) rugby union team based in Johannesburg.
- Highveld Lions, a South African cricket team based in Johannesburg.
- Lions (rugby franchise), a South African Super 14 rugby union team based in Johannesburg and centred on the Golden Lions. Known as the Cats before September 2006.
- Nathi Lions, a South African football (soccer) club
- San Beda Red Lions, varsity team of San Beda College.
- Seibu Lions, a Japanese baseball team.
People and characters called Lion or Lions include:
- Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958), German novelist.
- Alfred Lion (1909–1987), record producer.
- Henry the Lion (1129–1195), German duke.
- Jeremy Lion, comedic character.
- P. Lion (born 1959), Italian singer.
- Richard the Lion, comic strip character.
- Jacques-Louis Lions (1928–2001), French mathematician.
- John Lions (1937–1998), Australian computer scientist.
- Pierre-Louis Lions (born 1956), French mathematician.
- Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973), American jazz pianist.
Coeur de Lion or lion hearted is a title given to several medieval monarchs.
[edit] See also
- Lioness (disambiguation)
- Lyon (disambiguation)
- Lyons (disambiguation)
- Sea lion (disambiguation)
- Category:Lions
eo:Leono (Geografio) fr:Lion (homonymie) lb:Léiw (Homonymie) ja:ライオン (曖昧さ回避) pl:Lew (strona ujednoznaczniająca) pt:Leão (desambiguação) sv:Lejon (olika betydelser)
