Proper noun
An ancient Greek city and colony in modern southern France; modern Marseilles.
(astronomy) 20 Massalia, an asteroid.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA century later Avignon was part of the "region of Massaliotes"An expression used by the Pseudo-Aristotle in Marvellous Stories or "country of Massalia". Source: Internet
Rome was to stay out of the western Mediterranean, but these terms did not apply to Massalia, which had its own treaty. Source: Internet
R. Palanque, Ligures, Celtes et Grecs, in Histoire de la Provence, pg. 41. Massalia became one of the major trading ports of the ancient world. Source: Internet