Meanings
proper nounthe Marseillaise
alternative Marseillese
- The French national anthem, La Marseillaise, with at least seven verses plus the chorus.
Origin
- FrenchMarseillaise
- FrenchMarseillaise
- EnglishMarseillaise
Borrowed from French Marseillaise. Doublet of Marseillese.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic لَامَارْسِيِيز
- لَامَارْسِيِيز (la-marsiyēz)the French national anthem
Chinese Mandarin 馬賽曲 /马赛曲
- 馬賽曲 /马赛曲 (Mǎsài qǔ)the French national anthem
Finnish Marseljeesi
- Marseljeesithe French national anthem
French la Marseillaise
- la Marseillaisethe French national anthem
German Marseillaise
- Marseillaisethe French national anthem
Greek η Μασσαλιώτιδα
- η Μασσαλιώτιδα (i Massaliótida)the French national anthem
Italian la Marsigliese
- la Marsigliesethe French national anthem
Japanese ラ・マルセイエーズ
- ラ・マルセイエーズ (ra-Maruseiēzu)the French national anthem
Korean 라 마르세예즈
- 라 마르세예즈 (ra Mareuseyejeu)the French national anthem
Polish Marsylianka
- Marsyliankathe French national anthem
Portuguese A Marselhesa
- A Marselhesathe French national anthem
Russian Марселье́за
- Марселье́за (Marselʹjéza)the French national anthem
Spanish la Marsellesa
- la Marsellesathe French national anthem
Swedish Marseljäsen
- Marseljäsenthe French national anthem
Tagalog Marselyesa
- Marselyesathe French national anthem
Turkish marseyez
- marseyezthe French national anthem
Cite this entry
APA
Marseillaise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marseillaise
MLA
“Marseillaise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marseillaise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marseillaise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marseillaise.
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