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Lille

Lille

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A city in northern France near Belgium, known for industry and old buildings
  • proper noun
: Lille
  • Following in the steps of previous Capitals of Culture such as Glasgow, UK, and Lille, France, Istanbul hopes that the prestigious title will breathe new life into the city and attract more tourists.
  • Lille, France

Examples

  • It's called the World Mind Sports Games, and this year it's held in Lille, France, from the 9th to the 23rd of August.

    Blog text (4)

  • We are going to Lille, aren't we?

    Hanna (2011)

  • We lost her somewhere on the road to Lille.

    The Three Musketeers (1948)

  • The Grand Place in Lille, for example, is a lot like that of Brussels.

    Blog text (24)

  • We are now arriving in Lille.

    The Hunter's Prayer (2017)

  • The North of France consists of the flatlands around the town of Lille and the Channel.

    Blog text (24)

  • I said we'd give her a lift to Lille.

    Hanna (2011)

  • Are we in Lille?

    Hanna (2011)

  • I would like to thank my friends and colleagues Annie Hubert of the University of Paris-3 and Eva Philipoff of the University of Lille for their help, respectively, with Emilie Bardach's French.

    Academic text (1997)

  • We are now arriving in Lille.

Surface Forms

Lille main

Etymology

The name Lille comes from the old French l'Isle, which means 'island'. The town began on a small island between rivers, so the name links to the English word island.