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Meanings of Marseilles in English

Portuguese
marselha

A port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean.

marselha
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Examples for "Marseille"
Examples for "Marseille"
1
He said: We are aware of an incident taking place in Marseille.
The Guardian
2
The first occasion was the violence in Marseille during the World Cup.
The Irish Times
3
The BBC's Chris Morris and Matthew Price report from Marseille and Hamburg.
BBC
4
There was a lot of trouble before we played Tunisia in Marseille.
The Guardian
5
A few incidents were reported, but nothing like what happened in Marseille.
Reuters
Usage of Marseilles in English
1
She died in Marseilles in the first year of the great war.
Tales of Chinatown
2
The canal at Marseilles should receive special mention in the general report.
A Journey Through France in War Time
3
Executed in Marseilles this week past despite every appeal I could mount.
The Oracle Glass
4
The Phoenician colony at Marseilles was probably in decline when, in B.C.
In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
5
She insisted that she was from Marseilles and was looking for work.
The new yorker
6
Sainte-Marthe was the first station in the opposite direction, going to Marseilles.
Doctor Pascal
7
At other centres, mainly in Marseilles, demonstrators dispersed before police could act.
The Irish Times
8
They had taken their information to the French commanding officer in Marseilles.
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
9
Monsieur Henfrey is in Marseilles-atthe Louvre et Paix-andI am here.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
10
They took nearly all the stock of the Lyons and Marseilles Railroad.
Cord and Creese
11
He hid himself in Marseilles, and the police could not find him.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10: European Leaders
12
It was coming straight from Marseilles to Villefranche, just down the road.
Life
13
It was twenty-eight miles to Marseilles, and somebody would have to row.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 2: 1886-1900
14
I was horn in Marseilles, and my right name is Jean Fouchet.
The Darrow Enigma
15
Helene and her old lover had been married in November at Marseilles.
A Love Episode
16
Besides, the great hotels of Marseilles cost the eyes of your head.
The Mountebank
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