Île-de-France

English

On this map of France, the Île-de-France is in Red

Proper noun

Île-de-France

A region of France, including Paris.
A domestic sheep breed originally from the region.

Translations

region of France

Breton: Enez-Frañs f
Catalan: Illa de França f
Cherokee: ᎢᎵ Ꮥ ᏩᏂᏍ (ili de wanis)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 法蘭西島／法兰西岛 (zh) (Fǎlánxī dǎo)
Corsican: Île-de-France f
Danish: Île-de-France (da)
French: Île-de-France (fr) f
German: Île-de-France (de) f
Hebrew: איל-דה-פראנס‎ m
Italian: Île-de-France f, Isola di Francia f
Japanese: イル＝ド＝フランス (Iru=do=Furansu), イル·ド·フランス (Iru do Furansu)
Korean: 일 드 프랑스 (Il deu Peurangseu), 일드프랑스 (Ildeupeurangseu)
Latin: Insula Franciae f
Marathi: इल-द-फ्रांस (il-da-phrāusa)
Norman: Île-dé-Fraunce f
Occitan: Illa de França f
Picard: Ile-ed-Franche f
Portuguese: Ilha de França f
Russian: Иль-де-Фра́нс (ru) m (Ilʹ-dɛ-Fráns)
Spanish: Isla de Francia f
Turkish: Île-de-France

French

Etymology

Likely from a corruption of Frankish [Term?] (“little Franconia”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little”) + the name of the Frankish tribe, later reinterpreted as l’ + île + de + France (the Isle of France).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /il.də.fʁɑ̃s/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Proper noun

Île-de-France f

A region of France, including Paris
Meronyms: Essonne, Hurepoix, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Val-de-Marne