marais

¹

[mah-rey, ma-re]

noun

Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).

plural

marais 

1. a swamp or bayou.

Marais

²

[ma-re]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of marais¹

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

Example Sentences

Anger has been boiling since Shein announced last week that it would open its first permanent physical store in November at BHV Marais, an iconic building that has stood across from Paris City Hall since 1856.

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The move prompted some French brands to announce they would leave BHV Marais, but the department store had already been losing tenants over late payments.

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SGM is seeking to buy the BHV Marais building from Galeries Lafayette, but the state-owned bank it hoped would help finance the purchase decided to pull out over the Shein partnership.

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SGM already had a number of luxury brands quit BHV Marais over payment delays prior to Shein's arrival.

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The Shein deal "only confirmed that we had taken the right decision" to leave BHV Marais, he added.

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