WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
le•one
(lē ōn′),USA pronunciation n.
Le•o•ne (le ô′ne),USA pronunciation n.
- Currencya paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- (Sierra) Leone 1960–65
Le•o•ne (le ô′ne),USA pronunciation n.
president 1971–78.
'leone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British West Africa
- cent
- Freetown
- Lepontine Alps
- Sierra Leone
- bad-mouth
- Krio
- Mende
- poontang
- Poor Joe
- Temne
- yampee