chef-lieu

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French

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛf ljø/
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Noun

chef-lieu m (plural chefs-lieux)

  1. a city, town, or village that serves as the administrative centre of an area, in various French-speaking countries

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: chèflye

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