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marseilles

[ mahr-seylz ]
/ mɑrˈseɪlz /
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noun
a thick cotton fabric woven in figures or stripes with an embossed effect, chiefly for bedspreads and other coverings.
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Origin of marseilles

First recorded in 1755–65; after Marseilles

Words nearby marseilles

Marsalis, Marsanne, Mars brown, Marseillaise, marseille, marseilles, marsh, Marsha, marshal, Marshall, Marshallese

Other definitions for marseilles (2 of 2)

Marseilles
[ mahr-sey ]
/ mɑrˈseɪ /
noun
a seaport in and the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône department, in SE France.
French Mar·seille [mar-se-yuh]. /marˈsɛ yə/.
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Cultural definitions for marseilles

Marseilles
[ (mahr-say) ]

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

notes for Marseilles

“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.
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