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Lyonnais

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Ly·on·nais  (l-ô-n)
A historical region and former province of east-central France. It was a county during medieval times and became part of the French royal domain in the 14th century.
Lyonnais (French) [ljɔnɛ]
n
(Placename) a former province of E central France, on the Rivers Rhône and Saône: occupied by the present-day departments of Rhône and Loire. Chief town: Lyon
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Noun1.Lyonnais - a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes
Lyon, Lyons - a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
Rhone-Alpes - a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers


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