Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun marseille

2 senses of marseille

Sense 1
Marseille, Marseilles -- (a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
       INSTANCE OF=> port -- (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Sense 2
marseille -- (strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")