Lille
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Lille
- /lil/ US
- /liːl/ UK
- /lɪl/ UK
Sounds like leal, li'l · Rhymes with -iːl, -ɪl
Where it 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.
proper noun
- The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.
- A town and municipality of the province of Antwerp, Belgium.
- A community in the town of Grand Isle, Maine, United States, across the river from Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rennes, roubaix, tourcoing, paris, seville, naples, napoli, turin, torino, portsmouth, lil, everton, night, reyn, leal, little
Translations
Talk about this word "Lille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lille. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Lille. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lille "Lille." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lille.Cite this
@misc{lille_2026,
title = {Lille},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lille},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
