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Marseillaise

[ mahr-suh-leyz, -sey-ez; French mar-se-yez ]

noun

  1. the French national anthem, written in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle.


Marseillaise

/ marsɛjɛz; ˌmɑːsəˈleɪz /

noun

  1. the Marseillaise
    the French national anthem. Words and music were composed in 1792 by C. J. Rouget de Lisle as a war song for the Rhine army of revolutionary France
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Marseillaise1

C18: from French ( chanson ) Marseillaise song of Marseille (it was first sung in Paris by the battalion of Marseille)
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Example Sentences

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The stands shake with loud renditions of “La Marseillaise.”

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They have showered their country’s athletes with cheers and serenaded them with spontaneous renditions of “La Marseillaise.”

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Once inside, they have cheered and chanted and sung “La Marseillaise” for French athletes.

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ever the setting, whatever the sport, La Marseillaise and Flower of Scotland deliver big time.

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His speech was followed by a minute of silence and the Marseillaise.

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