![]() When do you use an article with geographical names? This depends on the type of location. Cities Generally, you should never use an article with the names of cities:
Some cities, however, have an article 'built in', which always needs to be used. These include the few following foreign cities (complete list?):
They also include many French cities, such as:
Countries, continents, states, provinces, etc. When referring to a country, continent, state, province, etc., you should generally use an article. After prepositions, feminine countries (and sometimes other countries, etc.) do not take an article.
For more on the use of articles with place names, see the section on prepositions.
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