The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marseillaise hymn
Marseillais \Mar`sei`llais"\, a. m. Marseillaise \Mar`sei`llaise"\, a. f.[F.] Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants.
Marseillaise hymn, or The Marseillaise, the national anthem of France, popularly so called. It was composed in 1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer then stationed at Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time by the band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the revolution of August 10, 1792; whence the name.
Usage examples of "marseillaise hymn".
Voices humming low and in unison the Marseillaise hymn, joined solemnly with the heavy, regular footfalls.