Marseilles
//mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom. uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of Marseille: the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. alt-of, alternative
- 2 A city in LaSalle County, in northern Illinois, United States.
Synonyms
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More examples"You definitely can't compare Marseilles and Lyons."
Etymology
From Old French Marseilles (nominative of Marseille), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”).
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