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Lanyons

Lanyons is the plural of Lanyon.

Meaning of Lanyon

Proper noun

Lanyon (countable and uncountable, plural Lanyons)

  1. A hamlet (Lanyon Farm) in Madron parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4234).
  2. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Cornish.
    • Coun. Ben Lanyon said he thought the changes would benefit tourism but added that he found the Likʷala name for Discovery Passage difficult to pronounce.2024 November 2, Maryse Zeidler, “Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names”, in CBC News

Questions about Lanyons

What is Lanyons the plural of?
Lanyons is the plural of Lanyon.

Words near Lanyons in the dictionary

  1. lanyardism
  2. lanyards
  3. lanyer
  4. lanyers
  5. Lanyon
  6. Lanyons
  7. Lanyu
  8. Lanza
  9. Lanzarote
  10. Lanzas
  11. Lanzendorfer

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