leon
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of leon
24 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
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- A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
- A surname from Latin.
- A city in northwestern Spain, the former capital of the Kingdom of Leon.
- (historical)A former polity in the Iberian Peninsula, a kingdom with the city as its capital.
- A province of Castile and León, Spain around the city.
- A historical region of Spain around the province.
- A surname from Spanish.
- A municipality and village in Doctor Manuel Belgrano department, Jujuy province, Argentina, properly León.
- A department of Nicaragua.
- A city in Guanajuato, Mexico.
- A city, the county seat of Decatur County, Iowa, United States.
- A city in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States.
- A town in Love County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A river in Texas, United States.
- A lake in Texas, United States.
- (historical)A former town in San Diego County, California, United States.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Leon County, a county in Florida around the state capital Tallahassee.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Leon County, a county in Texas around Centerville.
- (historical)A former viscounty in Brittany, in northwestern France.
- A cultural region of the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, around the former polity.
- A surname from French.
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Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other related languages such as French Léon and sometimes as a diminutive of related names such as Leonard and Leonardo.
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