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Ile-de-france

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Noun

1. ile-de-france

a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it

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Ile-de-france

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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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Ile-de-france

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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

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Ile-de-france

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A historical region and former province of north-central France in the Paris basin. In 987 the Île-de-France became the nucleus of the crown lands when Hugh Capet, Count of Paris, became the French king.

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