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Marianne

American  
[mair-ee-an, mar-] / ˌmɛər iˈæn, ˌmær- /

noun

  1. the French Republic, personified as a woman.

  2. a female given name.


Marianne British  
/ marjan /

noun

  1. a female figure personifying the French republic after the Revolution (1789)

"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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One side will feature the symbolic Marianne face representing the French republic, while the other will show a map of the nation's territories, the Mint said.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Marianne used Mother Goose books to teach her mother English.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The Swiss duo of Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler claimed silver, 11.86sec behind, with Spain's Ana Alonso Rodriguez and Oriol Cardona Coll rounding out the podium.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Switzerland's Marianne Fatton added Olympic gold to her world title in the women's sprint event and France's Emily Harrop, who could have competed for Team GB, took silver.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Another Jewish student, Marianne Silberberg, recalled the day her principal told her that she could no longer attend school.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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