Etymology

Leopolis

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Today it means: Former name of Lviv, Lviv (a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine). Full definition →

Latin Leopolis ← Portuguese Leópolis
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromLeópolis
  2. Latin · borrowed fromLeopolis
  3. English todayLeopolis

From Latin Leopolis, from Ancient Greek. Ultimately from From λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), literally “Lion City”. * (Brazil): From Portuguese Leópolis

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