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marseillaise


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Marseillais  \Mar`sei`llais"\,  n.  m.  Marseillaise 
  \Mar`sei`llaise"\,  n.  f.[F.] 
  A  native  or  inhabitant  of  Marseilles. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Marseillais  \Mar`sei`llais"\,  a.  m.  Marseillaise 
  \Mar`sei`llaise"\,  a.  f.[F.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  Marseilles,  in  France,  or  to  its 
  inhabitants. 
 
  {Marseillaise  hymn},  or  {The  Marseillaise},  the  national 
  anthem  of  France,  popularly  so  called  It  was  composed  in 
  1792,  by  Rouget  de  l'Isle,  an  officer  then  stationed  at 
  Strasburg.  In  Paris  it  was  sung  for  the  first  time  by  the 
  band  of  men  who  came  from  Marseilles  to  aid  in  the 
  revolution  of  August  10,  1792;  whence  the  name 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Marseillaise 
  n  :  the  French  national  anthem  [syn:  {Marseillaise}] 




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