"-ville" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈvɪl/ [General-American]
Etymology: Borrowed from French ville (“town, city”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyḱ-}}, {{bor|en|fr|ville||town, city}} French ville (“town, city”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ville, {{en-suffix}} -ville
  1. Used to form a name of an inhabited place, a town or city. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ville-en-suffix-JBNpug3L
  2. (figurative) Used with an adjective as a mildly intensifying locative, indicating a region or state of that kind. Tags: figuratively, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ville-en-suffix-oYzcFaVr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

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