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Marseillaise [ˌmɑːsəˈleɪz (French) marsɛjɛz] n
(Music, other) the. 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 [from French (chanson) Marseillaise song of Marseille (it was first sung in Paris by the battalion of Marseille)] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations Marseillaise n the Marseillaise → die Marseillaise 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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These Marseillaises make Marseillaise hymns and Marseilles vests and Marseilles soap for all the world, but they never sing their hymns or wear their vests or wash with their soap themselves. said he, with a broad Marseillaise accent, and a grin that displayed his ivory-white teeth. Armagnac specialized rather in a resistance to militarism, and wished the chorus of the Marseillaise altered from "Aux armes, citoyens" to "Aux greves, citoyens". |
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