Lille
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English
Etymology
From French Lille (see there for more), from Old French l'Isle (“the Island”), ultimately from Latin īnsula (“island”). Compare also isle and Lyle.
Pronunciation
- enPR: lēl
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /liːl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /lil/
- Homophone: leal
- Rhymes: -iːl
Proper noun
Lille
- A city, the capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France.
- A town and municipality of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.
Derived terms
Translations
city in France
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French l'Isle (“the Island”), from Latin Īnsula, from īnsula (“island”), whence also île. The name was resegmented (like its Dutch counterpart Rijsel): in à l'Isle (“at the Isle”), the definite article came to be considered part of the name, and it was thus interpreted as à Lille.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lille f
- Lille (the department capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France)