“The Marseillaise”

1. The national anthem of France, written during the French Revolution.

Example Sentences

His speech was followed by a minute of silence and the Marseillaise.

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A brass band played the Marseillaise.

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“Toussaint Louverture’s soldiers sang the Marseillaise in front of the French troops who had come to restore servitude,” he said.

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Opponents across the political spectrum burst into rounds of the “Marseillaise” and pounded on their desks in response.

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The rebellious left-wing members of France Unbowed burst into rounds of the Marseillaise — the war-song-turned-national-anthem.

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