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marais
[ mah-rey; French ma-re ]
/ mɑˈreɪ; French maˈrɛ /
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noun, plural ma·rais [mah-reyz; French ma-re]. /mɑˈreɪz; French maˈrɛ/. Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).
a swamp or bayou.
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Marais
[ ma-re ]
/ maˈrɛ /
noun
Ma·rin [ma-ran], /maˈrɛ̃/, 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.
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