Marseillaise

[ mahr-suh-leyz, -sey-ez; French mar-se-yez ]

noun

1. the French national anthem, written in 1792 by Rouget de Lisle.

Marseillaise

/ ˌmɑːsəˈleɪz; marsɛjɛz /

noun

1. the Marseillaise
   the Marseillaise the French national anthem. Words and music were composed in 1792 by C. J. Rouget de Lisle as a war song for the Rhine army of revolutionary France

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marseillaise¹

C18: from French ( chanson ) Marseillaise song of Marseille (it was first sung in Paris by the battalion of Marseille)