Lev may refer to:
Common uses
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Bulgarian lev
The lev ( bg, лев, plural: / , ; ISO 4217 code: BGN; numeric code: 975) is the currency of Bulgaria. In old Bulgarian the word "lev" meant "lion", the word 'lion' in the modern language is ''lаv'' (; in Bulgarian: ). The lev is divided in 10 ...
, the currency of Bulgaria
*an abbreviation for
Leviticus, the third book of the Hebrew Bible and the Torah
People and fictional characters
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Lev (given name)
The name Lev may be of different origins.
It is typically a first name, or less commonly a surname (e.g. in Czech Republic) of Slavic origin, ( Cyrillic: Лев) which translates as "lion". Cf. Germanic form Löwe or Löw.
It is common with Ger ...
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Lev (surname) Lev is the surname of:
People
* Elena Lev (born 1981), Cirque du Soleil performer
* Gabriella Lev, theatre director, writer and performer
* Jakub Lev (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player
* Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál (c. 1425–1486), Bohemian no ...
Places
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Lev, Azerbaijan
Lev (Azerbaijani and ; ) is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. The medieval Armenian Handaberd fortress and monastery are located near the village.
History
According to medieval Armenian sources, Lev has been an Armenian settl ...
, a village
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Lev (crater), a tiny lunar crater
LEV
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Laborious Extra-Orbital Vehicle
is a video game franchise created by Hideo Kojima and Konami that focused around combat in space with mecha called Orbital Frames. The original ''Zone of the Enders'' was released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2001. A sequel, '' Zone of the E ...
, a mecha from the video game ''Zone of the Enders''
*Lay eucharistic visitor, an
extraordinary minister of Holy Communion
An extraordinary minister of Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is, under the 1983 ''Code of Canon Law'', "an acolyte, or another of Christ's faithful deputed", in certain extraordinary circumstances, to distribute Holy Communion. The term ...
approved by a church (usually Episcopalian or Lutheran) to bring Communion to the homebound
*Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the
Vatican Publishing House
The Vatican Publishing House ( it, Libreria Editrice Vaticana; la, Officina libraria editoria Vaticana; LEV) is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926. It is responsible for publishing official documents of the Roman Catholic Church, ...
*Light electric vehicle, an
electric bicycle
An electric bicycle (e-bike, eBike, etc.) is a motorized bicycle with an integrated electric motor used to assist propulsion. Many kinds of e-bikes are available worldwide, but they generally fall into two broad categories: bikes that assis ...
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Local exhaust ventilation, the process of "changing" or replacing air to improve indoor air quality
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Low emission vehicle
A low-emission vehicle is a motor vehicle that emits relatively low levels of motor vehicle emissions. The term may be used in a general sense, but in some countries it is defined in air quality statutes.
Different groups of people ("go greens", " ...
, a motor vehicle that emits relatively low levels of motor vehicle emissions
*Lunar Excursion Vehicle, an early name for the
Apollo Lunar Module
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM ), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program. It was the first crewed ...
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Longevity escape velocity
In the life extension movement, longevity escape velocity (LEV) or actuarial escape velocity is a hypothetical situation in which one's remaining life expectancy (not ''life expectancy at birth'') is extended longer than the time that is passing ...
, a hypothetical situation wherein the average human lifespan grows faster than time passes
Other uses
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HC Lev Praha
Hockey Club Lev Praha (stylized as HC LEV Praha) was a professional ice hockey team located in Prague, Czech Republic, which played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
In their two seasons played, Lev ...
, a professional ice hockey team in the Czech Republic
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HC Lev Poprad
Hockey Club Lev Poprad (Lion), was a professional ice hockey team and a former member of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) based in Poprad, Slovakia. The Lev existed for only one year, playing in the 2011–12 KHL season.
History
The team was ...
, a Kontinental Hockey League based in Poprad, Slovakia, in the 2011–2012 season
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LEV (cable system)
LEV is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the Mediterranean Sea linking Italy, Cyprus and Israel.
It has landing points in:
#Mazara del Vallo, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy
#Yeroskipou near Paphos, Cyprus
#Tel Aviv, Israel
Terr ...
, a submarine cable system linking countries in the eastern Mediterranean
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Lev (political party)
Lev ( he, לב, lit ''Heart'') was a short-lived political faction in Israel, existing for only several minutes during the 15th Knesset on 6 November 2002.
Background
After Ariel Sharon formed a coalition government with the Centre Party in 2 ...
, a now-defunct political party in Israel
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Lev!
Lev! is a long glass artwork in the pedestrian and bicycle tunnel between the Railway Station Square in central Umeå and Haga District in Sweden. The display has 16 audio channels and four of these are interactive.Le V
Le V ('The V') is a hotel and apartment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located on René Lévesque Boulevard West between Bleury Street and Anderson Street in Downtown Montreal.
The hotel has 212 rooms and is located on the first twe ...
, a hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Lev's disease
Lev's disease is an acquired complete heart block due to idiopathic fibrosis and calcification of the electrical conduction system of the heart. Lev's disease is most commonly seen in the elderly, and is often described as senile degeneration of ...
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Lew (disambiguation)
Lew or LEW may refer to:
People
* Lew (given name)
* Lew (surname)
Places
* Lew, Oxfordshire, England
* River Lew, in Devon, England
Transport
* LEW Hennigsdorf, a rail vehicle factory in Hennigsdorf, Germany
* Lew (locomotive), a British narro ...
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Lvov (disambiguation) Lvov (russian: Львов, masculine) or Lvova (russian: Львова, feminine) is a Russian surname deriving from male given name Lev.
It may refer to:
*Russian name of Lviv, a city in Ukraine
* Lvov princely family
**Alexei Lvov (1799–1870), ...
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Lvovo
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Lvovsky Lvovsky (masculine), Lvovskaya (feminine), or Lvovskoye (neuter) may refer to:
*Lvovsky, Moscow Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia
* Lvovsky, Tver Oblast, a settlement in Tver Oblast, Russia
*Lvovsky, name of several other ru ...
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