massaliote
French, adjective
massaliote is a French adjective meaning “Massaliot (of, from or relating to Massalia, now Marseille, France)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Massaliote is a different word: “Massaliot (native or inhabitant of Massalia, now Marseille, France)”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui concerne la Marseille antique, Massalia, ou ses habitants”.
What does massaliote mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Massaliot (of, from or relating to Massalia, now Marseille, France)
adjective
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui concerne la Marseille antique, Massalia, ou ses habitants.
noun: 1. Habitant de la Marseille antique, Massalia.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of massaliote
- massaliotes plural
- Massaliotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is massaliote in French?
massaliote appears about once in every 89 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).