Marseillaise
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Marseillaise
C18: from French ( chanson ) Marseillaise song of Marseille (it was first sung in Paris by the battalion of Marseille)
Example Sentences
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The 29-year-old, who had won gold in the mixed relay on Sunday, cried as the Marseillaise rang out at the medals ceremony, her gold elevating her to being France's greatest ever woman biathlete.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
“Toussaint Louverture’s soldiers sang the Marseillaise in front of the French troops who had come to restore servitude,” he said.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
Many jeered the prime minister, sang La Marseillaise and held up signs of protest in parliament.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2023
The mood became intimidating when some sections of the crowd jeered the French national anthem, La Marseillaise.
From Fox News • Jun. 19, 2021
He was enthusiastically received, certainly—there were roars of applause, which became frantic when some of the military bands played the Marseillaise.
From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King
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