Lille

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US/lil/UK/liːl/UK/lɪl/

proper noun

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

OriginFrench Lille ← Old French l'Isle ← Latin īnsula →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

Origin

  1. Latinīnsula“island”
  2. Old Frenchl'Isle“the Island”
  3. FrenchLille
  4. EnglishLille

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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Translations

Arabic لِيل
  • لِيل (līl)city in France
Bulgarian Лил
  • Лилcity in France
Catalan Lilla
  • Lillacity in France
Chinese Mandarin 里爾 /里尔
  • 里爾 /里尔 (Lǐ'ěr)city in France
Czech Lille
  • Lillecity in France
Dutch Rijsel
  • Rijselcity in France
Esperanto Lillo
  • Lillocity in France
Finnish Lille
  • Lillecity in France
French Lille
  • Lillecity in France
German Lille, Ryssel
  • Lillecity in France
  • Rysselcity in France
Greek Λίλλη, Λιλ
  • Λίλλη (Lílli)city in France
  • Λιλcity in France
Hebrew ליל
  • לילcity in France
Hindi लील
  • लील (līl)city in France
Italian Lilla
  • Lillacity in France
Japanese リール
  • リール (Rīru)city in France
Korean 릴
  • 릴 (Ril)city in France
Latin Īnsula
  • Īnsulacity in France
Lithuanian Lilis
  • Liliscity in France
Polish Lille
  • Lillecity in France
Portuguese Lille, Lila
  • Lillecity in France
  • Lilacity in France
Romanian Lille
  • Lillecity in France
Russian Лилль
  • Лилль (Lillʹ)city in France
Spanish Lille, Lila
  • Lillecity in France
  • Lilacity in France
Thai ลีล
  • ลีล (liil)city in France
Turkish Lille
  • Lillecity in France
Ukrainian Лілль
  • Лілль (Lillʹ)city in France
Urdu لیل
  • لیل (līl)city in France

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Lille

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

Lille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lille

MLA

“Lille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lille. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lille,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lille.

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