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marseillais

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
mar-seil-lais
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the city of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French marseillais, from Marseille + -ais. Doublet of Marseillese.

Inflected Forms

more Marseillais (comparative) most Marseillais (superlative) Marseillese (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Massaliot

Questions

What does marseillais mean?
Of, from or relating to the city of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Where does marseillais come from?
Borrowed from French marseillais, from Marseille + -ais. Doublet of Marseillese.

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