lionesses

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noun

England women's national football team

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Meanings

lionesses1

noun
  1. pluralplural of lioness

Lionesses2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Lioness
nounthe Lionesses pl (plural only)
  1. informalpluralplural onlyball gamesEngland women's national football team

    So much heart. The Lionesses staked their claim to be considered the greatest English sports team of all time in Basel.

    2025 July 27, Suzanne Wrack, “Chloe Kelly the hero again as England beat Spain in Euro 2025 final shootout”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    2 more examples

    The Lionesses were given their biggest test of the year by a talented, albeit injury-hit, Brazilian side but delivered more silverware as their momentum continues to gather pace before this summer's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

    2023 April 6, Emma Sanders, “Women's Finalissima:England beat Brazil in dramatic shootout”, in BBC Sport

    Weakened by a string of injuries and the retirement of star players, the Euro 2022-winning Lionesses will need luck on their side to stop the USA lifting their third successive title[.]

    2023 July 15, Suzanne Wrack, “Can the England women’s football team pull off the World Cup dream?”, in The Observer, →ISSN

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

lionesses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionesses

MLA

“lionesses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionesses. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lionesses,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lionesses.

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