Marseille

//mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ// name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
  2. 2
    A surname from French.

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marseilles

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"When you come to France, we will go to Marseille."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French Marseille (supplanting earlier Marseilles, derived from the Old French nominative form), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”). The r was probably retained from Arabic مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Marseille. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

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