Liège

See also: liege, Liege, and liège

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French Liège, q.v.

Proper noun

Liège

  1. A city in Belgium, a provincial capital in Wallonia.
  2. A province of the region of Wallonia in Belgium, around the city.

Coordinate terms

Translations

French

Alternative forms

  • Liége (obsolete)

Etymology

Found in Medieval Latin as Leodium or Leodicum, probably ultimately of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (people).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ljɛʒ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʒ

Proper noun

Liège m

  1. Liège (a province of Belgium)
    Meronyms: Amay, Amel, Ans, Anthisnes, Aubel, Awans, Aywaille, Baelen, Bassenge, Berloz, Beyne-Heusay, Blegny, Braives, Büllingen, Burdinne, Burg-Reuland, Bütgenbach, Chaudfontaine, Clavier, Comblain-au-Pont, Crisnée, Dalhem, Dison, Donceel, Engis, Esneux, Eupen, Faimes, Ferrières, Fexhe-le-haut-Clocher, Flémalle, Fléron, Geer, Grâce-Hollogne, Hamoir, Hannut, Héron, Herstal, Herve, Huy, Jalhay, Juprelle, Kelmis, Liège, Lierneux, Limbourg, Lincent, Lontzen, Malmedy, Marchin, Modave, Nandrin, Neupré, Olne, Oreye, Ouffet, Oupeye, Pepinster, Plombières, Raeren, Remicourt, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Vith, Seraing, Soumagne, Spa, Sprimont, Stavelot, Stoumont, Theux, Thimister-Clermont, Tinlot, Trois-Ponts, Trooz, Verlaine, Verviers, Villers-le-Bouillet, Visé, Waimes, Wanze, Waremme, Wasseiges, Welkenraedt
  2. Liège (a city, the provincial capital of Liège, Belgium)
    Meronyms: Angleur, Bressoux, Chênée, Glain, Grivegnée, Jupille-sur-Meuse, Rocourt, Sclessin, Wandre

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Liège
  • Polish: Liège
  • Portuguese: Liège

See also

Polish

Liège

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Liège.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ljɛʂ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʂ
  • Syllabification: Liège

Proper noun

Liège n (indeclinable)

  1. Liège (a province of Belgium)
  2. Liège (a city, the provincial capital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium)

Further reading

  • Liège in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Liège in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Liège.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈɛ.ʒi/ [lɪˈɛ.ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈljɛ.ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /liˈɛ.ʒe/ [lɪˈɛ.ʒe], (faster pronunciation) /ˈljɛ.ʒe/

Proper noun

Liège f

  1. Liège (a province of Belgium)
  2. Liège (a city, the provincial capital of Liège, Belgium)
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