lieue

noun

English translation: league

Example: La ville se trouve à une lieue de la côte. (The city is located one league from the coast.)

Related terms

demi-lieue (noun): half a league, 2. lieue nautique (noun): nautical league

Etymology

From the Latin leuga, meaning 'league'.

Synonyms

légue, mille marin.

Collocates for 'lieue'

• carrée, • environ, • plus, petite •, • dans, demie •, demi •, • pour, • marine, qu'une •, grande •, chaque •, bonne •, • avant, • gauloise

Words containing lemma 'lieue' in its full form

banlieue