The world

la

• Article

  the (definite article)

• Pron
• Noun

principale

feminine singular of principal

ville

town, city

était

third-person singular imperfect indicative of être

en

• Prep

  1. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes)
  2. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes)
  3. by (used to indicate means)
  4. as
  5. at (used to describe an ability)
  6. of, made of (used to describe composition)
  7. in (during the following time (used for months and years))
  8. while
  9. by, in (describing a way of getting something)
  10. in (used to describe color)
  11. in (used to describe feelings)
  12. in (as part of something)

• Pron

Allemagne

Germany (a country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany)