Lille

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See also: lille and lisle

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Etymology

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From French Lille (see there for more), from Old French l'Isle (the Island), ultimately from Latin īnsula (island). Compare also isle and Lyle.

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Lille

  1. A city, the capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France.
  2. A town and municipality of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.

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French

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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.

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Lille f

  1. Lille (the department capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France)
    Meronyms: Bois-Blancs, Faubourg de Béthune, Fives, Hellemmes-Lille, Lille-Moulins, Lomme, Saint-Maurice Pellevoisin, Vauban-Esquermes, Wazemmes

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