Mar‧seil‧laise /ˌmɑːseɪˈez $ ˌmɑːr-/
noun[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: 'of Marseilles, city on the south coast of France'; because the song was popular among soldiers based in Marseilles]
the Marseillaise the national song of France
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