lieu-dit
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French lieu-dit (literally “said location”).
Noun
lieu-dit (plural lieux-dits)
- In France, the smallest piece of land which has a traditional vineyard name assigned to it.
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
lieu-dit m (plural lieux-dits)
- (geography, toponymy) the smallest geographical area bearing a traditional name
- Synonym: (in some contexts) hameau
- 1972, Georges Brassens, “La Ballade des gens qui sont nés quelque part”, in Fernande:
- C'est vrai qu'ils sont plaisants, tous ces petits villages / Tous ces bourgs, ces hameaux, ces lieux-dits, ces cités
- It's true that they are pleasant, all these little villages / All these market towns, these hamlets, these localities, these cities
- (wine) lieu-dit (smallest piece of land which has a traditional vineyard name)
Further reading
- “lieu-dit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
lieu-dit on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
