Marne

M3A1R1N1E1
/mɑɹn/

proper noun

A right tributary of the Seine, in eastern France, flowing 319 miles east and southeast of Paris through the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.

OriginFrench Marne ← German Marne →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A right tributary of the Seine, in eastern France, flowing 319 miles east and southeast of Paris through the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.
  2. A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Châlons-en-Champagne (INSEE code 51).
  3. A city in Iowa.
  4. A census-designated place in Ohio.
  5. A town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Origin

  1. GermanMarne
  2. FrenchMarne
  3. EnglishMarne

From French Marne; in the sense of the German town and the place in Iowa named after it, from German Marne.

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Translations

French Marne, Marne
  • Marneriver
  • Marnedepartment
German Marne
  • Marneriver
Italian Marna
  • Marnariver
Latin Mātrona, Māterna
  • Mātronariver
  • Māternariver
Russian Ма́рна
  • Ма́рна (Márna)river

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ramenMarenremannamermanerErmanMernaenarm
Cite this entry
APA

Marne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marne

MLA

“Marne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marne.

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