marseilles

¹

[ mahr-seylz ]

noun

1. a thick cotton fabric woven in figures or stripes with an embossed effect, chiefly for bedspreads and other coverings.

Marseilles

²

[ mahr-sey ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône department, in SE France.

Marseilles

1. City in southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea ; the second-largest city in France, after Paris , and its main seaport.

Notes

“ The Marseillaise ,” France's national anthem, is so named because it was a martial song popular with soldiers from Marseilles, who sang it upon entering Paris in 1792.

Word History and Origins

Origin of marseilles¹

First recorded in 1755–65; after Marseilles

Example Sentences

In antiquity, the Phoenicians brought techniques for making a light-bodied wine to Marseilles.

From Salon

Wales had gone into the match at the Stade de Marseilles as favourites.

From BBC

There is quiet confidence among Wales fans in Marseilles, even if they are not predicting a thumping victory over Argentina.

From BBC

I also got to a point in my life where I wanted to "experience something different" and that led me moving to Marseilles in the south of France.

From BBC

Francis made his comments aboard the plane returning from a trip to the French port city of Marseilles.

From Reuters