Lys - Definition

Lys, the French word for lily, could be any of the following:

• Geographical
  • The Lys or Leie is a river originating in France, entering Belgium and flowing into the river Scheldt in Ghent. Its total length is 202 km.
  • Lys is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département in France.
  • Lys was the name of a département during the First French Empire, nowadays the West Flanders province of Belgium.
• People
  • Jan Lys, a German painter (c1590-1629).

• Lys is also an abbreviation for the amino acid lysine.