MARSEILLAISE Definition & Meaning

Marseillaise

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

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Marseillaise

/ marsɛjɛz, ˌmɑːsəˈleɪz /

the French national anthem. 51�Թ�s and music were composed in 1792 by C. J. Rouget de Lisle as a war song for the Rhine army of revolutionary France

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

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The stands shake with loud renditions of “La Marseillaise.”

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They have showered their country’s athletes with cheers and serenaded them with spontaneous renditions of “La Marseillaise.”

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Once inside, they have cheered and chanted and sung “La Marseillaise” for French athletes.

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Whatever the setting, whatever the sport, La Marseillaise and Flower of Scotland deliver big time.

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

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