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Lille

/liːl//lil/

Lille proper noun: the capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

Proper noun

Lille

  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.

Lille meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Arabic

Lille in Hindi

city in France
लील līl

Lille in Marathi

city in France
लिल lil

Lille in Urdu

city in France
لیل līl

Lille in Arabic

city in France
لِيل līl
More languagesFewer languages
Lille in Thai
ลีล liil

Origin of Lille

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

Words formed from Lille

Phrases with Lille

Words that rhyme with Lille

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Questions about Lille

What does Lille mean?
Lille means the capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.
What is Lille in Hindi?
Lille in Hindi is लील (līl). See Lille meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Lille?
Lille is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lille?
Lille is pronounced /lil/ (US).

Words near Lille in the dictionary

  1. Lillard
  2. Lillards
  3. Lillas
  4. Lillaz
  5. Lillburnian
  6. Lille
  7. Lille lace
  8. Lille laces
  9. Lillebonne
  10. lilled
  11. lillehammerite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Lille (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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