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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

Marseillaise

 noun
     
Mar‧seil‧laise
APM

the Marseillaise

the national song of France
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