Lys
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Lys may refer to any of the following:
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Places
- The Lys or Leie, a river in France and Belgium
- Lys (Dora Baltea), a stream of Aosta Valley in Italy
- Lys, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesLys, Pyrénées-AtlantiquesLys is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.-Hydrography:The town is bisected by a tributary of the Gave de Pau, the Luz Creek and its tributaries:...
, a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in France - Lys (département)Lys (département)Lys is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. It is named after the river Lys. It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were annexed by France. Before its occupation, its territory was part of the county of Flanders.Its capital was Bruges...
, a département during the First French Empire, now in Belgium - Les Lys, a Premier cru vineyard in Chablis
- Lys, an old orthography of LissLissLiss is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 3.3 miles northeast of Petersfield, on the A3 road, on the Hampshire/West Sussex border....
, Hampshire, England - LYS can also refer to a Local Yarn Shop for knitters or crocheters
Aviation
- LYS, the IATA Airport Code for Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport
Sailing
- LYSLYS (sailing)LYS is an akronym for Leading Yard Stick, or formerly Lidingö Yard Stick. LYS is an empirically based handicapping system used in yacht racing in the nordic countries. The handicap system was developed in 1970 by the Swedish yacht designer Lars-Olof Norlin. He based the system on regatta results...
, a sailing handicapping system
Battles
- Battle of the Lys, a World War I battle in the spring of 1918
Fiction
- Lys is the name of a city in Arthur C. Clarke's book The City and the StarsThe City and the StarsThe City and the Stars is a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke. It is a complete rewrite of his earlier novella, Against the Fall of Night.-Overview:...
. - Lys is also the name of a city in George R. R. Martin's epic series A Song of Ice and FireA Song of Ice and FireA Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. Originally planned as a trilogy, the series now consists of five published volumes; a further two...
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Heraldry
- Fleur-de-lys or Fleur-de-lisFleur-de-lisThe fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry...
, a stylized representation of a lily or iris, used in heraldry
Science
- Lys is an abbreviation for the amino acid lysineLysineLysine is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCH4NH2. It is an essential amino acid, which means that the human body cannot synthesize it. Its codons are AAA and AAG....
People
- Jan Lys (c1590-1629), a German painter