English Noun lion a large cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa. The term may apply to the species as a whole, or to male individuals. Derived terms lioness mountain lion Translations Bulgarian: лъв m Czech: lev Dutch: leeuw m Esperanto: leono Finnish: leijona French: lion m German: Löwe m Hebrew: אריה Italian: leone m Japanese: ライオン (raion), 獅子 (しし, shishi) KiSwahili: simba Norwegian: løve Polish: lew Swedish: lejon n See also Wikipedia article on lions French Noun lion m lion