English
On this map of France, the Île-de-France is in Red
Proper noun
Île-de-France
- A region of France, including Paris.
Translations
region
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- 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-phrāns)
- Russian: Иль-де-Фра́нс (ru) m (Ilʹ-dɛ-Fráns)
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Ultimately from a corruption of Frankish Lidle Franke, Liddle Franke (“little Franconia, little France”), later misinterpreted as though île + de + France (Isle of France).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Île-de-France
- A region of France, including Paris.