Marseille

 

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Marseille

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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”).

• IPA^(key): /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Marseille

2. The capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

• Marseilles

• Marseille soap

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

• IPA^(key): /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/, /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪl/
• Rhymes: -eɪ, -eɪl

Marseille (plural Marseilles)

1. A surname from French.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Marseille is the 34758^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Marseille is most common among Black/African American (90.46%) individuals.

• Marseille, Marseilles at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marseille”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 522.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarsɛj]

Marseille f (related adjective marseilleský or marseillský, demonym Marseillan, female demonym Marseillanka)

1. Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

• “Marseille”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Marseille”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

 

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Marseille

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From the Latin Massilia, Marsilia, Massalia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), possibly an Ancient Ligurian toponym or perhaps from Ancient Greek μάσσων (mássōn, “further”) +‎ ἅλς (háls, “sea”), literally “(city) on far end of the sea” cf. Ancient Greek παραλία (paralía).

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.sɛj/
• /maχˈsɛjə/ (locally)

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Marseille m or f

1. Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

   Synonym: cité phocéenne

   Meronyms: Belsunce, Canebière, Évêché, Frais-Vallon, La Timone, Sormiou

• massaliote

• mésallier

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• IPA^(key): /maʁˈsɛːj/

Marseille n (proper noun, genitive Marseilles or (optionally with an article) Marseille)

1. Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)