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  • noun the French national anthem

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Examples

  • As he pushed his way in at last and read, the whole scene rose before him as though he were there -- the summer boulevards with their trees and kiosks, the moving crowds, the shouts, the 'Marseillaise' -- the blind infectious madness of it all.

    The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885

  • The first, by Michael Scanlan, has been called the Marseillaise of the Fenian movement.

    Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century Joy, James Richard, 1863- 1902

  • As long as the Marseillaise, which is now the national tune of France, was the party tune of the revolution its influence was enormous.

    Human Nature in Politics Third Edition Graham Wallas 1895

  • It was such a detachment from Marseilles, singing its favorite marching song, which also brought to Paris what came to be known as the Marseillaise, the future French national anthem.

    unknown title 2009

  • The Marseillaise was the theme song of the French Revolution, and it catapulted into Napoleon.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIII No 4 1986

  • Those dying in the flames represented a number of different groups; they sang the "Marseillaise," the "Internationale" in Russian and the Polish national anthem.

    Death Along the Way Timothy Snyder 2011

  • With great gravity he slowly intoned a line of the "Marseillaise," at the same time rubbing the villainous brew thoroughly into his neck.

    Lost Face 2010

  • Then big Alec Beaubien, the Circle City king, demanded the "Marseillaise," and the company broke up chanting "Die Wacht am Rhein" to the frosty night.

    CHAPTER 7 2010

  • I mean, we know of course of the "Marseillaise," but what else was in the mix?

    Revolutionary Sounds: A Bastille Day Music Mix 2009

  • I mean, we know of course of the "Marseillaise," but what else was in the mix?

    Revolutionary Sounds: A Bastille Day Music Mix 2009

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