Île de la Cité

proper noun

An island of Paris, France, site of the Notre-Dame cathedral and previously many important government buildings.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island of Paris, France, site of the Notre-Dame cathedral and previously many important government buildings.

Origin

  1. French[Term?]
  2. EnglishÎle de la Cité

Borrowed from French [Term?].

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APA

Île de la Cité. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%8Ele%20de%20la%20Cit%C3%A9

MLA

“Île de la Cité.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%8Ele%20de%20la%20Cit%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Île de la Cité,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%8Ele%20de%20la%20Cit%C3%A9.

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