Île-de-France

Meaning

1. Île-de-France (an administrative region in north-central France, including Paris)
2. Île-de-France (a domestic sheep breed originally from the region)

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/il.də.fʁɑ̃s/

Etymology

Likely from a corruption of Frankish *Liddle Franke (“little Franconia”), from Frankish *lūtil (“little”) + the name of the Frankish tribe, later reinterpreted as l’ + île + de + France (the Isle of France).

Sentences

Mérobert est située en Île-de-France et bénéficie d'un climat océanique dégradé .

Mérobert is located in Île-de-France and enjoys a degraded oceanic climate.