Marseille
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Marseille¹
- /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed 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”).
proper noun
- The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Marseille²
- /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/
- /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪl/
Rhymes with -eɪ, -eɪl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Marseille. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
proper noun Marseilles
- A surname from French.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: villarreal, rome, genoa, milan, maasai, murcia, seville, getafe, valladolid, valenciennes, lorient, aix, importers, sevilla, mersereau, mazars
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name city in southern France
| Español | Marsella |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마르세유 Mareuseyu |
| 日本語 | マルセイユ Maruseiyu |
| 中文 | 馬賽 /马赛 Mǎsài |
| हिन्दी | मार्सेय mārsey |
| Português | Marselha |
| Français | Marseille |
| Deutsch | Marseille, Massilien |
| Italiano | Marsiglia |
| Ελληνικά | Μασσαλία Massalía, Μαρσέιγ Marséig |
| Română | Marsilia |
| Русский | Марсе́ль Marsɛ́lʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | Mạc-xây, Mác-xây |
| العربية | مَارْسِيلْيَا mārsīlyā, مَرْسِيلْيَا marsīlyā, مارساي mārsāy |
| עברית | מרסיי |
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title = {Marseille},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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