marais
1 Americannoun
plural
maraisnoun
Etymology
Origin of marais
1785–95; < North American French, French; Old French mareis < Old Low Franconian *marisk; marsh
Example Sentences
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La rivière coule à travers un marais où l'on a construit une chaussée longue et étroite.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
“Située dans une isle de la Seine environnée de marais profonds, difficiles à traverser, qui communiquent à ce fleuve.”
From Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race by Johnes, Arthur James
We were now in the marais, an amphibious stretch of country, cut up into gardens and only accessible by tiny canals.
From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
Il y a là-bas aussi, dans le marais, un petit lac où, l'année passée, j'ai vu un canard, mais un canard sauvage!
From Normandy Picturesque by Blackburn, Henry
It seemed the rendezvous for the many species of wild winged creatures that people the great marais of Louisiana.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
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