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Massilia

Massilia is the alternative form of Massalia.

Meaning of Massalia

Proper noun

Massalia

  1. (historical) An ancient Greek city and colony in modern southern France; modern Marseille.
  2. 20 Massalia, an asteroid.

Origin of Massilia

Learned borrowing from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía).

Words formed from Massilia

Questions about Massilia

What is Massilia the alternative form of?
Massilia is the alternative form of Massalia.

Words near Massilia in the dictionary

  1. massifies
  2. massifs
  3. massify
  4. massifying
  5. Massihi
  6. Massilia
  7. Massilian
  8. Massilians
  9. Massiliot
  10. Massiliote
  11. Massiliotes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Massilia (page history and authors); Massalia (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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