"Lion Rock" meaning in English

See Lion Rock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: lion + rock * (Lion Rock, Kowloon): From being a rock formation having a form reminiscent of a crouching lion Etymology templates: {{com|en|lion|rock}} lion + rock, {{sense|Lion Rock, Kowloon}} (Lion Rock, Kowloon): Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Lion Rock}} Lion Rock
  1. An island in Kinmen County, Taiwan, in the Taiwan Strait, also known as Shi Islet Categories (place): Islands, Places in Taiwan, Places in Taiwan Synonyms: Lion, Lion Islet, Lion Island, Lion Fortress Derived forms: Lionrock
    Sense id: en-Lion_Rock-en-name-d-pOCAXm Disambiguation of Places in Taiwan: 36 15 27 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 13 10 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 13 25 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 11 23 33
  2. A hill in Sha Tin district, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Categories (place): Hills, Places in Hong Kong Synonyms: Lion Rock Hill Translations (Lion Rock, Hong Kong): 獅子山 (Chinese), 狮子山 (Shīzǐshān) (Chinese)
    Sense id: en-Lion_Rock-en-name-1rwPn04r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 13 10 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 13 25 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 11 23 33 Disambiguation of 'Lion Rock, Hong Kong': 14 66 10 10
  3. A mountain in Tulare county, California, United States, on the Great Western Divide, in the Sierra Nevadas Categories (place): Mountains, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Lion_Rock-en-name-ZmhyaepP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 13 10 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 13 25 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 11 23 33
  4. A headland in Piha Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, in the Waitākere Ranges, on the Pacific Ocean Categories (place): Headlands, Places in New Zealand Synonyms: Te Piha, Te Piha Rock
    Sense id: en-Lion_Rock-en-name-UYOYXgFH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 13 10 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 13 25 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 11 23 33

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