marseille

CEFRB2

/mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/

noun · proper noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A city and port in southern France.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname from French.

Examples

  • Marseille is a very important port of France.

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

proper noun

Extra meaning

  1. A major port city in southern France.

More examples

In context

  • You should bone up on your French before your trip to Marseille.

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Origin

noun

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”).