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Lille
leel
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1
A city in northern France, capital of the Hauts-de-France region.
"They took the train from Paris to Lille in under an hour."
2
A town and municipality in the Antwerp province of Belgium.
"The Belgian Lille is much smaller than its French namesake."
How to Use Lille
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMainly refers to the major French city near the Belgian border.
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Etymology
From Old French l'Isle ("the island"), from Latin insula ("island") — the same root as "isle."