Marseille
/mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/
Marseille proper noun: the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Proper noun (1)
Marseille
- The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Proper noun (2)
Marseille (plural Marseilles)
- A surname from French.
Marseille meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic
Marseille in Hindi
- city in southern France
- मार्सेय mārsey
Marseille in Tamil
- city in southern France
- மர்சேய் marcēy
Marseille in Kannada
- city in southern France
- ಮಾರ್ಸೆಲ್ಲಿ mārselli
Marseille in Arabic
- city in southern France
- مَارْسِيلْيَا mārsīlyā, مَرْسِيلْيَا marsīlyā, مارساي mārsāy
More languagesFewer languages
- Marseille in Persian
- مارسی mârsey
- Marseille in Vietnamese
- Mạc-xây, Mác-xây
- Marseille in Myanmar
- မာဆေးမြို့ mahce:mrui.
Forms of Marseille
| plural | Marseilles |
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Origin of Marseille
Borrowed from French Marseille (supplanting earlier Marseilles, derived from the Old French nominative form), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”). The r was probably retained from Arabic مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).
Borrowed from French Marseille. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Words formed from Marseille
Phrases with Marseille
Words that rhyme with Marseille
Questions about Marseille
- What does Marseille mean?
- Marseille means the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
- What is Marseille in Hindi?
- Marseille in Hindi is मार्सेय (mārsey). See Marseille meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Marseille?
- Marseille is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Marseille?
- Marseille is pronounced /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/.
Words near Marseille in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Marseille (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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