MARSEILLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("marseille" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

Meaning:

A port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean

Synonyms:

Marseille; Marseilles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Marseille" is a part of...):

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)