Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

massalia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-salia
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek city and colony in modern southern France; modern Marseille.

name

20 Massalia, an asteroid.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía).

Derived Forms

Massalian

Frequently Paired Words

Massaliot Phocaea Massilia

Questions

What does massalia mean?: An ancient Greek city and colony in modern southern France; modern Marseille.
Where does massalia come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía).

How to pronounce massalia

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