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Meaning of Leo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ˈliːəʊ

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 14 popes.
  2. Acronym of law enforcement officer.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. Acronym of Lyons Electronic Office, an early British computer.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  4. Someone with a Leo star sign
  5. Clipping of leotard.
    abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
  6. A constellation of the zodiac, traditionally figured in the shape of a lion and containing the stars Regulus and Denebola.
  7. Acronym of low Earth orbit.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  8. A Leonberger
  9. A fairy chess piece which moves analogously to the xiangqi cannon and queen, moving either orthogonally or diagonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.
  10. The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
  11. first-person singular present indicative of leer
  12. A surname.
  13. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.
  14. A ghost town in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.

Equivalents

Afrikaans leeu
አማርኛ አንበሳ
Azərbaycanca şir
Беларуская леў
Български лъв
বাংলা সিংহ
བོད་སྐད སེང་གེ
Bosanski lovi sir лав
Català lleó
Čeština lev
Dansk Leo løve løven
Deutsch Leo Löwe
Ελληνικά λέων Λίο
Esperanto leono
Español leo león
Eesti lõvi
فارسی شیر لیو
Français justau Léo Léon lion
Gaeilge An Leon Leon
Galego león
עברית אריה לָבִיא
Hrvatski lovi sir лав
Magyar Leó Oroszlán
Հայերեն առյուծ Լևոն
Bahasa Indonesia Leo
Italiano Leo leone
日本語 しし座 レオ 獅子宮 獅子座
ქართული ლევანი ლომი
Қазақша арыстан
Kurdî lev lêv lew lowe şîr sîr
Latina leo
Lëtzebuergesch Léiw
Lietuvių Leonas
Latviešu lauva Leons
Македонски лав
Bahasa Melayu singa
Malti ljun
မြန်မာဘာသာ သိဟ်
Nederlands leeuw Leo
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ସିଂହ
Polski Leon Lew
Português leão Leo leonino
Română Leon leu leul
Русский лев Лео Лео́н
Slovenčina lev
Slovenščina Leon lev
Shqip luani
Српски lovi sir лав
Svenska lejon Lejonet Leo
Kiswahili Asadi simba
Tagalog halimaw leon
Türkçe aslan
Українська лев
اردو سنہ
Tiếng Việt lẹo sư tử

Examples

“To this day, I still try to steer clear of wearing a black leo and pink tights together […]”
“Now go grab your favorite leotard and makeup bag. I'll run you over there.” […] I rush to apply eye makeup that also matches my leo.”
“The newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears before the crowds in St. Peter's Square, saying they must "seek together to be a missionary church. A church that builds bridges and dialogue."”
“I got the impression he’d been in the military somewhere in his past. But then at least a third of all LEOs were estimated to be veterans.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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