Used in a Sentence

marseille

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for marseille.

Editorial note

Your flight arrives at Marignane though, taxi to Marseille is around 40€ and half an hour.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of marseille gathered in one view.

noun

The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

noun

A surname from French.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for marseille.

noun

The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

noun

A surname from French.

Example sentences

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Your flight arrives at Marignane though, taxi to Marseille is around 40€ and half an hour.

2

The Swiss architect Le Corbusier designed a block of flats (apartments) called the Unité d'habitation (housing unit) in Marseille in France.

3

The A7 from Avignon to Marseille is also privately managed and is of exceptional quality.

4

Drive from Hamburg to Marseille and you can see the effects with your own eyes.

5

I wanted to find out about his famous housing complex called Unité d'habitation (Housing Unit) first built in Marseille in France.

6

It takes half an hour from Marseille to its airport.

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Not only that, the Marseille train leaves London at 07:19!

8

I can't really imagine that having the center of Marseille 3 hours away from the center of Paris can be a net negative overall.

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I use Savon de Marseille at home for this reason.

10

I'm planning a holiday in France, I have a two bedroom place booked for more or less the same price near the beach in Marseille (monthly rate on AirBnB, not the cheapest option either).

11

According to two different air miles calculators I tried, the distance from Paris to Marseille is only about 630 km, so I'm not sure where you're getting 775 (I used air miles for LAX-SFO too).

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> It was clear when I travelled back from Marseille that many passengers hadn't realised they would be required to leave the train at the northern city of Lille for passport checks.

Quote examples

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The driver then explained us that "you're in Marseille, that's normal!".

2

Back when I was a kid, with some friends we played a game where we'd try and come up with nonsensical phrases like "but have you taken into account the quality of venezuelan poultry when predicting Marseille's weather??".

3

Both London and the Mediterranean coast are less than four hours away,” The Mediterranean coast (Marseille) is actually just 3 hours away, and London to Paris a mere 2h15 on the Eurostar train, with stations conveniently located in the heart of each city.

Proper noun examples

1

Paris-Nice might be longer than that, though it's very slow after Marseille.

2

Marseille really is the most hiphop city in France (Europe?).

3

And this is an infamous French prison in Marseille.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use marseille in a sentence?

Your flight arrives at Marignane though, taxi to Marseille is around 40€ and half an hour.

What does marseille mean?

The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

What part of speech is marseille?

marseille is commonly used as noun.