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Marseilleor MarseillesCity (pop., 1999: city, 797,486; metro. area, 1,349,772), southeastern France. One of the Mediterranean's major seaports and the second largest city in France, it is located on the Gulf of Lion, west of the French Riviera. It was settled by Greeks during the 7th century BC and was annexed by the Romans, who called it Massilia, in 49 BC. It declined along with the Roman Empire but revived as a commercial port during the Crusades era; it passed to the French crown in 1481. The plague of 1720 killed half of its population. In the 19th century the development of France's colonial empire added to the city's importance. Following World War II, rapid industrial growth took place around the port complex at Fos-sur-Mer and in suburbs such as Marignane and Vitrolles. Marseille a port in SE France, on the Gulf of Lions: second largest city in the country and a major port; founded in about 600 bc by Greeks from Phocaea; oil refining. Pop.: 798 430 (1999) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mr Drancourt is professor of medical microbiology in Unite des Rickettsies, Marseille Medical School, Marseille, France. The Chelsea House chandelier is one of a series of sculptures as chandeliers, realized at CIRVA in Marseille, France, and created from glass platters with fired gold decorations; a welded, painted aluminum frame; and light. Ziegler of the University of Provence in Marseille, France, and his colleagues find that these children's subtle problems in identifying spoken consonants in quiet settings become far worse with the addition of background noise. |
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