Marseille

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciations'Marseille': English: /mɑːˈseɪl/, French: /marsɛj/; 'marseille': /mɑːˈseɪl/



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Marseille /French: marsɛj/ n
  1. a port in SE France, on the Gulf of Lions: second largest city in the country and a major port; founded in about 600 bc by Greeks from Phocaea; oil refining. Pop: 860 363 (2007)Ancient name: Massilia English name: Marseilles /mɑːˈseɪ; -ˈseɪlz/
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
marseille /mɑːˈseɪl/, marseilles /mɑːˈseɪlz/ n
  1. a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern, used for bedspreads, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from Marseille quilting, made in Marseille
'Marseille' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bouches-du-Rhône - Marseillaise - Mazzini - Nice - rigadoon - marseilles

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