Marseille

Mar·seille also Mar·seilles  (mär-s)

A city of southeast France on an arm of the Mediterranean Sea west-northwest of Toulon. The oldest city of France, it was founded c. 600 b.c. by Greeks from Asia Minor and overrun by barbarian tribes in the 5th and 6th centuries a.d. Marseille became independent in the 13th century and passed to France in 1481. Today it is an industrial center and a major seaport. Population: 821,000.

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mar·seille  (mär-sl) also mar·seilles (-slz)

n.

A heavy cotton fabric with a raised pattern of stripes or figures.

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[After Marseille.]

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marseille [mɑːˈseɪl], marseilles [mɑːˈseɪlz]

n

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern, used for bedspreads, etc.

[from Marseille quilting, made in Marseille]

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Marseille (French) [marsɛj]

n

(Placename) 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.: 797 486 (1999) Ancient name Massilia English name Marseilles [mɑːˈseɪ -ˈseɪlz]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Marseille - a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean Marseilles France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
	2.	marseille - strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"