marseilles

[ mahr-seylz ]

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

Origin of marseilles

1
First recorded in 1755–65; after Marseilles

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Marseilles
[ mahr-sey ]

noun
  1. 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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