Lille

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /liːl/, enPR: lēl
• (General American) IPA^(key): /lil/, enPR: lēl
• Homophone: leal
• Rhymes: -iːl

Lille

1. A city in France, the capital of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
2. A village in Belgium, near Turnhout.

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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• IPA^(key): /lil/

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• Rhymes: -il

Lille f

1. Lille (a city in France)

• lillois, Lillois