Ile-de-France is a French administrative region surrounding Paris. In English usage it’s treated as a proper noun referring to that geographic area, its people, or institutions associated with it. The term combines a regional name with the hyphenated French construction and is pronounced with typical French stress patterns; in many contexts English speakers pronounce it as a borrowed, multisyllabic term. (2-4 sentences, 50-80 words)
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