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Lugdunum.

Lyon, Lyons (a city in modern France)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ɫʊɡˈduː.nũː]Classical-Latin[luɡˈduː.num]
  1. Lyon, Lyons (a city in modern France)

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  2. Laon (a city in modern France)

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

An adaptation of the Gaulish *Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus (“the god Lugus”) + *dūnom.

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