chef-lieu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛf ljø/

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Noun

chef-lieu m (plural chefs-lieux)

1. a city, town, or village that serves as the administrative centre of an area, in various French-speaking countries

See also

• haut lieu

Further reading

• “chef-lieu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.