The Clue
French silk center (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LYONS
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Notes
The answer LYONS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
LYONS as a noun:
1. (Lyon, Lyons) = a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
2. (Lyons, Second Council of Lyons) = the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic church
3. (Lyons, First Council of Lyons) = the council of the Western Church in 1245 that excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and planned a new crusade against the Holy Land
LYON as a noun:
1. (Lyon, Lyons) = a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon