marais

¹ American  

[mah-rey, ma-re] / mɑˈreɪ, maˈrɛ /

noun

Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).

plural

marais

1. a swamp or bayou.

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Marais ² American  

[ma-re] / maˈrɛ /

noun

1. Marin 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.

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Etymology

Origin of marais

1785–95; < North American French, French; Old French mareis < Old Low Franconian *marisk; marsh

Example Sentences

The feud with French authorities erupted as Shein prepared to open its first-ever permanent bricks-and-mortar location in the BHV Marais department store in the heart of Paris.

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Shein’s move to establish a physical beachhead on the sixth floor of the BHV Marais department store—a centuries-old shopping location beloved by Parisians—sparked weeks of protests from retailers, politicians and department-store workers.

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“We immediately went into the store and put everything in the cartons and we left,” said Guillaume Alcan, whose French shoe company Odaje sold its products in BHV Marais.

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The move came the same day that Shein opened its first permanent location, which is in the BHV Marais department store in the heart of Paris.

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The state-owned Bank of Territories pulled out of talks with Société des Grands Magasins, owner of BHV Marais, to buy the building.

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