leon

/ˈli.ɑn/

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Collocations

ADJ.

alone, happy, missing, prepared, trying

Leon was happy to finally see his old friends after so many years apart.

VERB + LEON

call, grew, return, shot

They called Leon to ask if he could help us move this weekend.

LEON + NOUN

brooklyn, czolgosz, florida, home, manager, rima, students, thomas

Leon Czolgosz assassinated President McKinley in 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition.

PREP.

around, in, in, into, on, up, with

The children gathered around Leon to hear his story about the adventure.

ADV.

desperately

Definitions

name

A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

A surname from Latin.

name

A city in northwestern Spain, the former capital of the Kingdom of Leon.

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.

name

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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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Just make sure that credit is given: "from The Herbs, by Leon Thomas, published by Herbal Life."

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A return ticket to Leon, please.

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The man who shot McKinley was Leon Czolgosz.

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Leon works for the German Aerospace Center.

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Sami is happy to call Leon, Florida, home.

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Sami reported Layla missing to Leon police.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, leon is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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