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pays des mille collines

French, noun/pɛ.i de mil kɔ.lin/

pays des mille collines is a French masculine noun meaning “nickname for Rwanda: a country in East Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Rwanda”.

What does pays des mille collines mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinenickname for Rwanda: a country in East Africa

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Rwanda.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce pays des mille collines?

  • /pɛ.i de mil kɔ.lin/
  • /pe.i de mil kɔ.lin/
  • \pɛ.i de mil kɔ.lin\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.