Rijsel

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch ijssel (small island, islet), calque of Old French l'Isle (the Island), itself from Latin Īnsula, from īnsula (island). The word has undergone resegmentation, like its French counterpart: ter ijsel (at the islet) was resegmented into te Rijsel.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Rijsel n

  1. (chiefly Belgium) Lille (the department capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France)
    Synonym: Lille