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LEO abbreviation for (Astronautics) low earth orbit Leo1 n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a name for a lion, used in children's tales, fables, etc. [from Latin: lion] Leo2 n Latin genitive Leonis [liːˈəʊnɪs] 1. (Astronomy) Astronomy a zodiacal constellation in the N hemisphere, lying between Cancer and Virgo on the ecliptic, that contains the star Regulus and the radiant of the Leonid meteor shower 2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology a. Also called the Lion the fifth sign of the zodiac, symbol ♌, having a fixed fire classification and ruled by the sun. The sun is in this sign between about July 23 and Aug. 22 b. a person born during a period when the sun is in this sign adj (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) Astrology born under or characteristic of Leo Also (for senses 2b, 3) Leonian [liːˈəʊnɪən]
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The Sierra Leonian troops that I had under my command had spent the last ten years in a revolutionary situation, while suffering through several governments controlling the country. Born in Britain of a Sierra Leonian mother, Paul sees this area as home. |
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