marais

[ mah-rey; French ma-re ]

/ mɑˈreɪ; French maˈrɛ /

a swamp or bayou.

Words nearby marais

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

Marais

[ ma-re ]

/ maˈrɛ /

Ma·rin

[ma-ran] /maˈrɛ̃/, 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.

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 Alig|Marlow Stern|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It had, at least, a success which caused a new troop of actors to be established in the Marais.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
The abundance of the stonecat was greatest at the lower Marais des Cygnes station in 1957 and at the upper Neosho station in 1959.
Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas|James Everett Deacon
The old family, once so respected in the Marais, was rapidly declining, and this Flicit knew too well.
Autumn Glory|Ren Bazin

They lived in the Marais, then the theatrical quarter of Paris.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams
He spoke in the Kafir tongue, in which the Hottentot replied, and with which young Marais was partially acquainted.
The Settler and the Savage|R.M. Ballantyne