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ÃŽle-de-France definition

Île-de-France (ēl də fräns′)

  1. historical region of NC France, surrounding Paris
  2. metropolitan region of modern France, in the same general area: 4,638 sq mi (12,012 sq km); pop. 10,661,000; chief city, Paris

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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