marais
[mah-rey; French ma-re]
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noun, plural ma·rais [mah-reyz; French ma-re] /mɑˈreɪz; French maˈrɛ/. Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana ).
a swamp or bayou.
Origin of marais
Marais
[ma-re]
noun
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Contemporary Examples of marais
But this time, we also shot in St. Germain, as well as the Marais, which is filled with all these beautiful coffee shops.
Chloe Sevigny on ‘The Cosmopolitans,’ New York’s Frat Boy Takeover, and ‘Asshole’ Michael AligMarlow Stern
August 24, 2014
Historical Examples of marais
We are improving the drama greatly; and the Marais has a good troupe, they tell me.
Lord Montagu's PageG. P. R. James
Raymond took up his abode in the Marais, where he lived respected.
The Sharper Detected and ExposedJean-Eugne Robert-Houdin
The summer night was hot and still; not a ripple of air swept over the marais.
Bayou FolkKate Chopin
This was also in the Marais, and not ten minutes' walk from my own obscure lodging.
Mohawks, Volume 2 of 3Mary Elizabeth Braddon
They lived in the Marais, then the theatrical quarter of Paris.
Queens of the French StageH. Noel Williams