"Red Lion" meaning in English

See Red Lion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: By proprialization from red lion. The pub names reflect the heraldic use of a red lion as a symbol for royalty, nobles, valour, and so on. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Red Lion}} Red Lion
  1. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia Wikidata QID: Q38030010 Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Australia, Villages in Australia, Villages in Victoria, Australia
    Sense id: en-Red_Lion-en-name-en:Q38030010 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
  2. Any of many roadhouses or public houses, past or present, in Anglophone countries; calques exist in other lands and languages as well.
    Sense id: en-Red_Lion-en-name-en:any_of_many_pubs Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 38 62
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