Definitions for Marseille
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marseille, Marseillesnoun

   a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean

2. marseillenoun

   strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads

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1. Marseille

   Marseille ( mar-SAY, French: [maʁsɛj] (listen), locally [maχˈsɛjə] (listen); also spelled in English as Marseilles; Occitan: Marselha [maʀˈsejɔ, -ˈsijɔ]) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais. Marseille is the second most populous city in France, with 870,321 inhabitants in 2020 (Jan. census) over a municipal territory of 241 km2 (93 sq mi). Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over 3,972 km2 (1,534 sq mi), had a population of 1,879,601 at the Jan. 2020 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an indirectly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropolitan issues, with a population of 1,903,173 at the Jan. 2020 census.Founded around 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements. It was known to the ancient Greeks as Massalia (Greek: Μασσαλία, romanized: Massalía) and to Romans as Massilia. The name Massalia probably derives from μᾶζα (mass, lump, barley-cake), the "lump" being the La Garde rock. Marseille has been a trading port since ancient times. In particular, it experienced a considerable commercial boom during the colonial period and especially during the 19th century, becoming a prosperous industrial and trading city. Nowadays the Old Port still lies at the heart of the city where the manufacturing of soap, its famous savon de Marseille, began some 6 centuries ago. Overlooking the port is the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde or "Bonne-mère" for the people of Marseille, a Romano-Byzantine church and the symbol of the city. Inherited from this past, the Grand Port Maritime de Marseille (GPMM) and the maritime economy are major poles of regional and national activity and Marseille remains the first French port, the second Mediterranean port and the fifth European port. Since its origins, Marseille's openness to the Mediterranean Sea has made it a cosmopolitan city marked by cultural and economic exchanges with Southern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. In Europe, the city has the third largest Jewish community after London and Paris.In the 1990s, the Euroméditerranée project for economic development and urban renewal was launched. New infrastructures and renovations were carried out in the 2000s and 2010s: the tramway, the renovation of the Hôtel-Dieu into a luxury hotel, the expansion of the Velodrome Stadium, the CMA CGM Tower, as well as other quayside museums such as the Museum of Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean (MuCEM). As a result, Marseille now has the most museums in France after Paris. The city was named European Capital of Culture in 2013 and European Capital of Sport in 2017. Additionally, Marseille hosted matches at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2016. It is also home to several higher education institutions in the region, including the University of Aix-Marseille.

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1. marseille

   Marseille is a major city in the southern region of France, known as Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is the second largest city in France, known for its historical and cultural sites, its vibrant arts scene and its busy port which is significant not only for local economic activity but also as the largest port in France. Established by the ancient Greeks circa 600 B.C., Marseille is one of the oldest cities in Europe. The city is a melting pot of different cultures and different classes, and is renowned for its diverse cuisine, particularly seafood.

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1. Marseille

   Marseille, known in antiquity as Massilia or Massalia, is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 853,000 within its administrative limits on a land area of 240.62 km². The urban area and metropolitan area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of around 1.6 million. Located on the southeast coast of France, Marseille is France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast and largest commercial port. Marseille is the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, as well as the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Its inhabitants are called Marseillais in French and Marselhés in Occitan.

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1. MARSEILLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marseille is ranked #34758 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Marseille surname appeared 650 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Marseille.
   
   90.4% or 588 total occurrences were Black.
   5.2% or 34 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for Marseille »

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marseille in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marseille in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Marseille in a Sentence

1. Xavier Lauch:

   These verifications have been carried out on the basis of intelligence... leading us to think they were present in Marseille.

2. Adolphe Colrat:

   There are clear signs that some of them took part in unacceptable violence in Marseille.

3. Zvi Ammar:

   Not wearing the kippa can save lives and nothing is more important, it really hurts to reach that point but I don't want anyone to die in Marseille because they have a kippa on their head.

4. Roger Federer:

   I'm delighted. It's great to win my eighth here in Dubai and in combination with my 100th singles title, tough conditions and tough opponents. To win in Marseille( last Sunday) and then come here was difficult for Stefanos Tsitsipas.

5. Alexander Shprygin:

   The French government have completely failed in terms of maintenance of security at Euro 2016, three days before the England-Russia match in Marseille, there were a huge amount of English supporters who were provoking our fans. They were insulting our country, our president and were throwing glasses of beer at us. They were fighting with the locals and the police. On June 11, they fought with Russian fans.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Marseille
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Marseille
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html