Lille

Meaning

Proper Noun

city, capital Nord (department) France (country) ; regional capital Hauts-de-France (region).
town/and/municipality Antwerp () Belgium (country).

Origin

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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