Massalia

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Massalia

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía).

proper noun

  1. historical An ancient Greek city and colony in modern southern France; modern Marseille.
  2. 20 Massalia, an asteroid.

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name ancient name of Marseille — see also Marseille

FrançaisMassalia, Massalie
DeutschMassalien
ItalianoMassalia
ΕλληνικάΜασσαλία Massalía
РусскийМассалия Massalija

name asteroid

中文王后星 Wánghòuxīng, 馬賽星 /马赛星
ItalianoMassalia
РусскийМасса́лия Massálija

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MLA

"Massalia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/massalia. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

Massalia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/massalia

Chicago

"Massalia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/massalia.

BibTeX
@misc{massalia_2026,
  title = {Massalia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/massalia},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}