Marianne
Americannoun
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the French Republic, personified as a woman.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Marianne used Mother Goose books to teach her mother English.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The Swiss duo of Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler claimed silver, 11.86sec behind, with Spain's Ana Alonso Rodriguez and Oriol Cardona Coll rounding out the podium.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
That is because the work of Romanian costume designer Miruna Boruzescu for the piece in question is "monumental", said Marianne Perreau, in charge of sorting through, setting up and selling off the massive stash.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Marianne Lagrue, a policy manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, said existing approaches to internal suspensions and removing pupils from classrooms varied.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
“I cried the whole way home,” said Marianne.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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