Île de France

American  

[eel duh frahns] / il də ˈfrɑ̃s /

noun

1. a former province in northern France, including Paris and the region around it.

2. former name of Mauritius.

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Île-de-France British  

/ ildəfrɑ̃s /

noun

1. a region of N France, in the Paris Basin: part of the duchy of France in the 10th century

2. a former name (1715–1810) for Mauritius

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Example Sentences

Thirty players who participated in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, including Mbappe, were born in Paris or the surrounding Ile de France, compared to 12 from Sao Paulo and eight from London, according to the BBC.

From Los Angeles Times

Then she crossed the Atlantic on the liner Île de France and met William.

From Literature

According to the newspaper Le Monde, the cable cuts hit some customers in Paris’ Ile de France region, Alsace in the east, Grenoble in the southeast and the northern Nord region.

From Seattle Times

Yann Wehrlin, vice president of the Ile de France region around Paris, is a longtime ecologist who shows how the political lines are blurring.

From Los Angeles Times

The health body for the Ile de France region of greater Paris said in a statement an Omicron case had been found in a person who returned from Nigeria.

From Reuters