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Lille.

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/lil/General-American/liːl/Received-Pronunciation/lɪl/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

  2. A town and municipality of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.

  3. A community in the town of Grand Isle, Maine, United States, across the river from Canada.

Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.