Marseilles
proper nounnounattested in dialogue
- //mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ//
- //mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪlz//
A city in LaSalle County, in northern Illinois, United States.
proper noun
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A city in LaSalle County, in northern Illinois, United States.
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Variant of MarseilleAlternative spelling of Marseille: the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
We see documentary footage (the trudging homeless) and an animated map—an inky line movies from Paris to Marseilles, from there to Oran, and finally to Casablanca, where the lucky ones escape via Lisbon and the rest “wait…and wait…and wait.”
Etymology
From Old French Marseilles (nominative of Marseille), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”).
noun
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A kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom.
Marseilles · A city in LaSalle County, in northern Illinois, United States.
marsh · An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous…Marsh · A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living…Marsha · A female given name from Latin, variant of Marcia.